§ *MR. CREMER (Shoreditch, Haggerston)I wish to ask the First Commissioner of Works what provision is being made for the residence of the new Clerk of the House of Commons; whether his attention has been called to the Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons Accommodation, which in 1894 reported that the officials in the Houses of Parliament had the exclusive use of 283 rooms in the building; that, out of the number so occupied, the Clerk of the House of Commons had 28 rooms for his exclusive use, including 12 bedrooms, and whether the new Clerk is to be allowed the use of the same number of apartments, or whether the recommendation of the Committee will be adopted—"That, on the occasion of the next appointment to the Clerkship of the House of Commons, the question of giving additional accommodation to Members and the Press should receive attention."
§ THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. AKERS DOUGLAS, St. Augustine)The new Clerk of the House will occupy the house used by his predecessor, the late Sir Archibald Milman. The change recommended by the Select Committee of 1894 was carried out on the retirement of Sir Reginald Palgrave from the Clerkship of the House two years ago.