§ MR. WYLIE (Dumbartonshire)To ask the hon. Member for North Hunts, as representing the First Commissioner of the Board of Works, when the Report of the Select Committee appointed to inquire into the Ventilation of the House of Commons building will be issued; and what stops, if any, have been taken during the recess to remove some of the insanitary conditions.
(Answered by Mr. Ailwyn Fellowes.) The Select Committee found it impossible to conclude their inquiry last session, and it is proposed to ask the House to reappoint the Committee at an early date. During the recess the authorised improvements in the ventilation of the Commons Committee Rooms have been completed, and new fittings have been supplied to the sanitary offices on the ground floor terrace front, and mechanical ventilation has been introduced into them with excellent results. Other sanitary offices in the building will be dealt with in the same way as opportunities arise during recesses.