§ Sir R. Glynasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works and Planning whether he will arrange for periodic inspections of how the lift work in Government offices is carried out; whether he will cause instructions to be issued that messenger boys and girls shall not utilise the lifts for going down unless burdened by trolleys of papers, etc.; that the lifts shall not be used by any person 524W wishing to reach the first floor; if any examination is made of the expenditure, of electric power on lifts; and what instructions have so far been issued on this subject?
§ Mr. HicksThe current instructions on the use of lifts issued in September, 1942, provide that passenger lifts are only to be used to carry persons for a minimum distance of two floors upwards and three floors downwards save in exceptional circumstances, and that officers charged with the duty of making economies in fuel generally should include in their review the use of lifts and, in consultation with this Ministry's engineers, close down either wholly or for part of the day any lifts where the traffic does not warrant their use. I see no reason why messengers should not be allowed to use the lifts to the same degree as other persons.