§ LORD BALCARRES (Lancashire, Chorley)I beg to ask the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education whether the collection of gold ornaments bequeathed by the late Signor Giuliano to the Victoria and Albert Museum, and recently stolen, has been recovered; whether the police force in the Museum had been reduced prior to the robbery; and if it is likely to be increased.
§ SIR J. GORSTThe answer to the first paragraph of the question is in the negative. None of the ornaments have been recovered. In answer to the second and third paragraphs I may say that the police force was reduced four and a half years ago. Since the robbery it has been again increased.