§ 14. Mr. GOLDSTONEasked the President of the Local Government Board whether corridors in the offices of his Department have by means of glass partitions been converted into rooms; if so, whether these rooms and rooms in the basement are used for the accommodation 1822W of the higher or of the clerical staff; whether these rooms have been found healthy, or whether it is found that the trouble in satisfactorily ventilating them is the cause of sickness among the staff; and whether, in the interests of the staff, he will explain why partitioned corridors are used in preference to securing satisfactory accommodation outside?
§ Mr. BURNSThe ends of some of the corridors in the office have been partitioned off for various purposes—for example, waiting-rooms—but none of these rooms, nor any rooms in the basement, are used for the accommodation of the higher or of the clerical staff.