§ MR. MITCHELL-THOMSONI beg to ask the First Commissioner of Works whether his attention has been called to the statement of Dr. J. J. Dobbie, Director of the Royal Scottish Museum, in his Report for 1907, that the museum is placed in grave danger owing to the proximity of warehouses stored with inflammable materials; and whether he proposes to take any action to remove this danger, which is stated by the director still to exist in spite of the provision of iron shutters.
§ MR. HARCOURTThe reply to the first paragraph is in the affirmative. There is always a certain amount of danger to all museums by reason of the proximity of other buildings. I am consulting the Secretary for Scotland on the subject.