§ MR. GERARD NOELasked the First Commissioner of Works, Whether any decision has been arrived at with reference to the future site of the equestrian statue of the late Duke of Wellington?
§ MR. SHAW LEFEVRESir, the Committee which I appointed to advise the Government as to the site for the statue of the Duke of Wellington have unanimously reported that in their opinion the statue should be placed, upon a fitting pedestal, upon a site immediately within the present railings of St. James's Park, facing the Horse Guards, and upon the central axis of the archway of that building. Beyond this I am unable at present to give an answer to the right hon. Gentleman. The removal of the statue and a fitting pedestal for it will involve expenditure on which it will be necessary to consult the Treasury, and probably this House.
§ MR. GERARD NOELIs the new site where the refreshment lodge now stands?
§ MR. SHAW LEFEVREClose to that.