§ MR. H. GLADSTONE (Leeds, W.)I beg to ask the First Commissioner of Works what will be the width of the new Parliament Street between the buildings and between the kerbstones on the east and west sides respectively; whether the front of the new buildings is to align with the Home Office, or to be set back; whether he can give the approximate height of the new public offices at the south-east angle; whether it is proposed to so arrange the refuges that the traffic from Victoria and Westminster Bridge can be divided into two separate streams; and what will be the width of the new Charles Street?
§ THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. AKERS DOUGLAS,) Kent, St. Augustine'sIn answer to the right honourable Gentleman I beg to say that the width of the new Parliament Street between the buildings will be about 140 feet, and the width between the kerbs about 95 feet- The front of the new buildings will be set back from 10 to 15 feet from the corner of the Home Office. The approximate height of the new public offices will be 78 feet, the tower at the south-east angle being about 106 feet. The arrangement of refuges will follow that already in existence in Parliament Street, which has been found most convenient for traffic purposes. The width of the new Charles Street will be 80 feet.