HC Deb 21 March 1902 vol 105 cc721-2
MR. TREVELYAN (Yorkshire, W. R., Elland)

I beg to ask the First Commissioner of Works whether his attention has been called to the only Committee Rooms in which the new fans are working are those unoccupied at present by Committees; and whether he will take steps before the end of the Easter holidays to have the fans connected electrically in all the rooms.

THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. AKERS DOUGLAS,) Kent, St. Augustine's

No, Sir; I was not aware of the fact alluded to in the first paragraph of the hon. Member's Question, as the allocation of the Committee Rooms does not rest with me. I am, however, assured by the authorities who decide these matters that the hon. Member has been misinformed and that all these rooms have recently been in use. The improvements in the ventilation of the Committee rooms are being pressed forward with all possible speed, and I hope will be completed at an early date.