§ 8. Mr. KINGasked the hon. Member for St. George's-in-the-East, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether it is intended to re-erect the front of the old General Post Office building or for some public purpose; and, if so, whether the intentions of the First Commissioner can be stated?
§ Mr. WEDGWOOD BENN (Lord of the Treasury)The front of the old General Post Office cannot, unfortunately, be used in the new building. The First Commissioner is very willing, however, to consider any suitable suggestion for its purchase and re-erection. Neither the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Royal Institute of British Architects, the King Edward Memorial Committee, nor the London County Council have been in a position to accept it, although it has been offered to them.