HL Deb 19 November 1998 vol 594 c183WA
The Earl of Sandwich

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How long the pedestrian underpass leading from Westminster Bridge to Waterloo Station has been closed to the public; and what steps will be taken to reopen it. [HL3840]

Lord Whitty

The London Borough of Lambeth is responsible for the pedestrian underpass at the southern approach to Westminster bridge. It was closed as a precautionary measure in April 1998, while the undercroft on the southern side of Waterloo bridge was secured and closed for structural inspection. The need for a precautionary closure no longer applies, so the borough has now placed an order for the underpass to be re-opened.