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Moreover, the International Council on Monuments and Sites also criticised the choice and Victoria Tower Gardens has in the last few weeks been shortlisted for Europe’s seven most endangered sites. Historic England expressed its concern to Westminster City Council in 2019. Why are the Government ignoring the strictures of the world’s most important heritage guardians on the choice of this site? Will the Minister explain why the advice of international bodies is being ignored, especially bearing in mind the oft-repeated willingness of this Government to observe international law?