HC Deb 17 October 1989 vol 158 c8W
Mr. Spearing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if the official inquiry into the Marchioness tragedy will be able to take into consideration any proposal for permanent restriction of navigation through any existing, or proposed, Thames bridge, including proposals for uni-directional movement through any one span.

Mr. McLoughlin

The inquiry into the loss of the Marchioness is still under way. The possibility of restricting navigation under River Thames bridges is one of the matters which is being considered.