§ Lord Calverleyasked the Chairman of Committees:
Why, in view of the shortage of accommodation, desks have been allocated to new Members of this House before they have taken their seats.
§ The Chairman of Committees (Lord Boston of Faversham)Offices are allocated to each of the political parties and to the Cross-Bench Peers. The use of desks within such offices is a matter for the Chief Whip of the party concerned or for the Convenor, as appropriate.