§ MR. WOOTTON ISAACSON (Tower Hamlets, Stepney)I beg to ask the First Commissioner of Works whether he will cause an immediate inspection to be made of the present condition of the roof of Westminster Hall, as the bolts that hold the slates are falling into Westminster Hall?
§ A LORD OF THE TREASURY (Sir HERBERT MAXWELL,) WigtonshireThe roof of Westminster Hall has been recently inspected and is in good condition, with some exceptions round the dormers on the eastern side. It is, however, proposed to remove these dormers shortly, and to make good any defects. There are no bolts holding the slates on the roof, the old slating having been held on by very small oak pins weighing under an ounce each, some of which, displaced at the time of the explosion, may possibly have fallen. The remainder of the slates, which were fixed after the explosion, are secured in the usual way with copper nails.