HC Deb 02 April 1889 vol 334 cc1377-8
MR. HENRY PEASE (York, N. R., Cleveland)

asked the First Commissioner of Works when he would be prepared to make some proposal for enlarging the House of Commons, so as to provide a seat for every Member?

*THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. PLUNKET,) University of Dublin

Any scheme for enlarging the House of Commons so as to provide a seat for every Member would necessarily involve large structural changes and considerable expense, and I venture to think that no such scheme should be proposed except in obedience to the wish of the House, definitely and deliberately expressed after careful inquiry.