HC Deb 29 March 1955 vol 539 c179
2. Mr. John Hall

asked the Minister of Works if he will take action to improve the acoustics of the Chamber of the House of Commons.

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works (Mr. J. R. Bevins)

Yes, Sir. I am having the matter examined and improvements will be made if they are found possible.

Mr. Hall

Whilst thanking my hon. Friend for that sympathetic reply, might I ask if he is aware that hon. Members who sit at this end of the Chamber will be glad if, as a result of his investigations, they no longer have to sit with their ears glued to the loud-speakers in an attitude of inebriated contortionists?

Mr. Bevins

Yes, we will take that into account.

Mrs. Hill

Is the Parliamentary Secretary aware that I did not realise that his answer was a sympathetic one because I could not hear him?

Sir F. Medlicott

Is the Minister aware that if all hon. Members would speak with the admirable clarity of the hon. Member who asked the Question, the acoustics would be perfectly all right?

Lieut.-Colonel Lipton

Is the hon. Gentleman aware that we can hear quite enough as it is; we do not want to hear much more.