§ 7. Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Secretary of State for Defence what memorial it is proposed to erect in Trafalgar Square to Admiral of the Fleet Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope.
§ Mr. HayWe have decided, in principle, that a memorial to Admiral Cunningham should be erected. I am discussing with my right hon. and hon. Friends what form this would best take.
§ Sir J. Langford-HoltWould my hon. Friend bear in mind the claims of Trafalgar Square, where a memorial such as this would be infinitely preferable to one of a fairly undistinguished monarch sitting on a horse, looking as though he is riding a donkey, without boots, spurs or saddle?
§ Mr. HayWe shall bear in mind the posibility of Trafalgar Square, but no final decision on this has yet been reached.
§ Sir R. ThompsonWill my hon. Friend be very unwilling to remove the most distinguished statue in London, the equestrian statue of Charles I by Lesueur in Trafalgar Square?