§ MR. DARLING (Deptford)I beg to ask the First Commissioner of Works whether the Bill to legalise the holding of Assizes in .the City of London is necessitated by reason of there being too few Courts in the Royal Courts of 1160 Justice for the Judges of the Queen's Bench Division; whether it is proposed to add to the number of Courts by building others at the Royal Courts of Justice; and whether each Judge has a private room, and also the use of certain rooms common to the other Judges?
§ THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. PLUNKET, Dublin University)The Bill referred to in the question of my hon. and learned Friend was introduced partly because of there being too few Courts in the Royal Courts of Justice. No decision has at present been arrived at as to building others. It is true that each Judge has a private room, except the junior Judge (Mr. Justice Collins), who has the temporary use of the Lord Chancellor's room. There is, in addition to the private rooms, one common room for the Judges' meetings. It is also used as a luncheon room by the Judges.