HC Deb 15 March 1965 vol 708 c869
21. Mr. Sharples

asked the Minister of Public Building and Works when he expects to receive the final report of Sir Leslie Martin on the redevelopment of Whitehall.

Mr. C. Pannell

Not later than a month from now.

Mr. Sharples

Will the report be made available to Members of the House and, if possible, be published? Is the right hon. Gentleman taking any steps to appoint the architects for the individual projects?

Mr. Pannell

The hon. Gentleman, because of the position he held in my Ministry, will know that there was no commitment to publish, but I hope to publish the report after I have considered it. No architects have been appointed for individual schemes for which I am responsible, except for the Broad Sanctuary scheme, for which Mr. Whitfield is the architect. The scheme will not begin until I have considered Sir Leslie Martin's Report.

Mr. Robert Cooke

Will the Minister consider getting his right hon. Friend the Leader of the House to find some time for a debate on this Report when it is published?

Mr. Pannell

We had better see the report first, but, having had a couple of interviews with Sir Leslie Martin and understanding the scope and ambit of the report and its importance, it seems to me that it would be one of the subjects on which hon. Members on both sides of the House would have something to say.