§ MR. HORNIMAN (Chelsea)I beg to ask the Prime Minister whether he has or will consider the advisability of so altering the terms of the appointment of the new director of the National Gallery, whereby greater facilities may be given for the rapid acceptance or purchase of pictures, so that donors may not be discouraged by delays and money wasted by the pictures not being bought until after they have been sold by the original owners.
§ SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANThe present director of the National Gallery has been appointed on the same terms as his predecessor. The expediency of modifying the status and power of the director is receiving careful consideration.