§ 46. Brigadier Medlicottasked the hon. Member for Woolwich, West, as Chairman of the Kitchen Committee, if he will now revive the former custom of providing a refreshment trolley on the Committee floor for the use of Members serving on Standing Committees.
§ Mr. StewardIt has been found more economical to provide the morning service of refreshments in the Members' Tea Room, which is open at 10.15 a.m. and where there is a wider choice of items.
§ Brigadier MedlicottIs it not clear that this does not meet the point, in that it is impossible even for the most fleet of foot to get back from the Tea Room to the Committee floor when a Division is called? Could not this be looked at again, as it is a useful amenity?
§ Mr. StewardI will look into the matter, following the suggestion of the hon. and gallant Member.
§ Mr. CallaghanWas the absence of tea trolleys the reason why the Steel Bill was not sent upstairs?