§ Mr. NOEL BUXTONasked the hon. Member for Southampton, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether any recognised authority on town-planning or civic design has been consulted by the King Edward Memorial Committee in order to do justice to the architectural and other aesthetic opportunities of London?
The TREASURER of the HOUSEHOLD (Mr. Dudley Ward)Although the Committee did not consult any individual, a number of suggestions were brought before them by gentlemen well qualified to advise in such matters. The Committee have entrusted the work to Mr. Lutzens and Mr. Mackennal, whose plans will in due course be placed before Parliament.
§ Mr. NOEL BUXTONasked the hon. Member for Southampton, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether he will lay before the King Edward Memorial Committee the plan for improving Hyde Park Corner, prepared by Mr. Adshead, Professor of Civic Design, with a view to providing an adequate memorial to King Edward?