§ 14. Mr. Worsleyasked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether he will arrange for the cleaning of part of the Foreign Office building in order that its architectural merits or otherwise should be more clearly discernible.
§ Mr. John SilkinI intend to clean the St. James's Park elevation as soon as funds are available.
§ Mr. WorsleyI thank the Minister for a more helpful answer than that of his hon. Friend to the previous Question. When does he intend to do this? When it is done, will he give an undertaking that if the public wishes to keep the building he has an open mind?
§ Mr. SilkinThe future of the Foreign Office is a question which is not likely to come up for some years. With regard to the question, "When?", I said quite explicitly, "As soon as possible".