Rt. Hon Lord Clark of Windermere

 

“The Olympics provides an excellent opportunity to promote the use of wood as a renewable building resource grown in an environmentally sustainable way. We must encourage the use of wood on the Olympic site and ensure all the wood used which is environmentally responsible and responsive to the needs of the construction industry.”

 

Lord Newby OBE, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson

 

“At least one project on the Olympic site should be designed with a high and visible wood content to demonstrate to world audiences this country’s ability to work with this most sustainable of building materials”

 

James Paice MP for South East Cambridgeshire and Shadow Minister for Agriculture

 

“The wood industry is at the forefront of developing sustainable materials and constructions methods, the London 2012 Games provides an excellent opportunity for them to demonstrate this.”

 

Paddy Tipping MP for Sherwood and chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party’s Departmental Committee for Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs

 

“I would like to see wood being treated as a significant resource in the creation of the stadiums and village, helping minimize the carbon footprint of both the Olympic and Paralympic Games but also of any legacy buildings.”

 

Harry Cohen MP for Leyton and Wanstead

 

“The opportunity to use wood on the Olympic site will promote the opportunities for both local and national employment for the many who work with wood.”