§ 79. Major EDMONDSONasked the First Commissioner of Works whether his attention has been called to the unsatisfactory arrangements for the ventilation of the kitchen which serves the Members' dining room; whether he is aware that the present system seriously affects the atmosphere of the rooms and passages adjacent to the kitchen; and 36 will he consider some improvement, such as the fitting of electric fans, for the extraction of the hot air?
§ Mr. JOWETTAn improvement could only be effected by the installation of input and extract fans with the necessary ducting at an estimated cost of approximately £3,000. As the cause for complaint is practically confined to all-night sittings, when all the cooking is done in the servery, I do not at present see my way to incur this heavy expenditure.
§ Major EDMONDSONWill the right hon. Gentleman at this moment take a walk down the passage referred to in the question?