§ MR. LYELL (Dorsetshire, E.)To ask the hon. Member for Chorley, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, at what date the statues now in Westminster Hall were erected; and whether, in view of the historic associations of Westminster Hall, some more suitable site for them will be found.
(Answered by Lord Balcarres.) The statues in Westminster Hall were erected there between 1866 and 1871 under circumstances explained in House of Commons Sessional Paper 152 of 1868. The First Commissioner fears that he cannot give any pledge to find another site for them; but he will consider the matter.