§ Mr. Dribergasked the Minister of Works if he is aware that Members of Parliament are seriously hampered in the discharge of their duties by the inadequate space and facilities at present available in the Palace of Westminster; that the architect's report included in the Report of the Select Committee on House of Commons (Rebuilding) implies that the rebuilding will not be complete until some six years after the delivery of the necessary surveys by his Department; approximately, how long the preparation of such surveys will take; and what priorities in respect of labour and material will be allocated to a work of such national importance.
§ Mr. SandysThe answers to the first two parts of the Question are in the affirmative. The surveys referred to are nearly completed. A full statement on the matters raised in the last part of the Question will be made by the Government in the Debate on the Select Committee's Report to-morrow.