§ THE EARL OF CARLISLEMy Lords, I beg to ask His Majesty's Government whether they will make an inquiry into the growth of the collections under the National Gallery Trustees, and the spaces available for the extensions of the galleries at Trafalgar Square and Mill-bank, before any irrevocable steps are taken which would make such extension impossible.
*THE LORD STEWARD OF THE HOUSEHOLD (The Earl of LIVERPOOL)My Lords, in answer to the noble Earl I beg to say that the First Commissioner of Works will make inquiry as to the probable future needs of the galleries, and will reconsider the whole question before next year's Estimates are framed.
§ VISCOUNT KNUTSFORDI hope the inquiry will extend also to the National Portrait Gallery, which is quite as much in want of room as the other galleries.
§ *THE EARL OF LIVERPOOLIt will extend to that gallery as well as to the National Gallery and the Tate Gallery.