HC Deb 21 November 1938 vol 341 cc1344-5
69. Mr. Remer

asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he is aware that in the new telephone boxes erected in the corridor of the House it is impossible to close the door when the Member is sitting on the seat provided; and whether he will take steps to see that these are altered?

Sir P. Sassoon

If the hon. Member will close the door of the telephone box before he seats himself, I think that he will find the arrangements satisfactory.

Mr. Remer

Has my right hon. Friend tried to close the door without anybody in the box? If so, he will find that you cannot close the door without hitting the seat. If he tries to close the door with himself in the box, although he is of considerably less stature than myself, I am sure that he will be convinced that it is most inconvenient for those who are of more ample build?

Sir P. Sassoon

I shall be very pleased to visit the telephone box with my hon. Friend. The difficulty arises from the fact that I tried to provide him with a more comfortable seat than usual.

Mr. Moreing

Is my right hon. Friend aware that the hon. Member for Macclesfield (Mr.Remer) made a statement in the Press last Thursday that I was of even larger build than himself, and will my right hon. Friend express an opinion upon that somewhat vexed question?