§ 13. Mr. BOOTHasked the hon. Member for Saffron Walden, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether the contract for wood pavement in front of the Houses of Parliament was placed with a condition that the work should be completed during the Easter Recess; and whether competitive tenders were withdrawn because, in the opinion of the firms concerned, it was impossible to finish the work in the specified time?
§ Mr. BECKTenders were invited from five firms, of whom four sent in an offer; the lowest was accepted There was no condition that the work should be completed during the Easter Recess, and therefore the point raised in the latter part of the question did not arise.