§ 71. Mr. HURDasked the First Commissioner of Works whether, seeing that the Alexandra Palace is not the property of the State, but was bought with money subscribed locally, he can now state when the building will be handed back by the Government for local educational and other uses?
§ The FIRST COMMISSIONER of WORKS (Sir Alfred Mond)I can only refer my hon Friend to the reply which I gave on the 3rd July last to a similar question addressed to me by the hon. and gallant Member for Wood Green, a copy of which I am sending to him. I regret that, at the present time, I can add nothing to that answer.
§ Mr. HURDIs it not a fact that the right hon. Gentleman told a deputation last summer that he himself fully contemplated restoring the Palace long before this time?
§ Sir A. MONDNot the Palace, I think.