§ 13. Lady Gammansasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of its success, he would be willing to consider the possibilities of re-erecting the British Pavilion, at present part of the Brussels Exhibition, on some suitable site in London once the Exhibition has closed.
§ Sir D. EcclesI am obliged to my hon. Friend for her compliment to the British exhibits at the Brussels Exhibition. In due course we shall consider whether some further use of the building and its contents can be made, but I am informed that it would be difficult to dismantle the Government Pavilion and re-erect it on another site.
§ Mr. Ellis SmithWill the President of the Board of Trade also consider other sites? He knows that there are other places in the country besides London.
§ Sir D. EcclesCertainly, I will. The point is, however, that this has been designed deliberately for a particular site and a particular occasion. My experience at the Ministry of Works leads me to think that it is not always successful to transplant such a tailor-made building.