§ DR. FARQUHARSON,) Aberdeenshire, W.I beg to ask the First Commissioner of Works whether he can assure the House that all possible steps have been taken to provide against risk from fire to the collection of pictures in the National Gallery from the wooden stands being erected in its immediate neighbourhood.
§ THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. AKERS DOUGLAS,) Kent, St. AugustineI am assured all possible steps have been taken. For particulars I beg to refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave on the same subject to ray hon. friend the Member for the Bewdley Division on the 4th instant, and to a lengthy answer to the hon. Member for the Luton Division which will appear with the Papers tomorrow morning.†
§ † See preceding volume, p. 1400; and present volume, p. 689.