HC Deb 04 December 1950 vol 482 cc26-7W
Mr. T. Reid

asked the Prime Minister if he will make a statement setting out a detailed list of all the gifts made to Britain by countries of the British Commonwealth and Empire for the new House of Commons.

The Prime Minister

Yes, the list of these generous gifts is as follows:

COMMONWEALTH GIFTS TO THE NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS
Donor Gift Material
1. Australia The Speaker's Chair Black Bean
2. Basutoland 2 silver gilt ashtrays
3. Bechuanaland Protectorate. 1 silver gilt ashtray
4. Canada Table of the House Canadian Oak
5. Ceylon Serjeant at Arm's Chair Oak
6. States of Guernsey 1 table, 3 chairs for Minister's Room Oak
7. India 1 Entrance Door to Chamber Oak
8. States of Jersey Minister's writing desk and chair, 1 silver gilt inkstand
9. Isle of Man 1 single silver inkstand and 2 silver ashtrays for Prime Minister's Conference Room
10. Newfoundland 6 single chairs for Prime Minister's Conference Room Birch
11. New Zealand 2 Despatch Boxes Purui
12. Northern Ireland 3 Chamber Clocks
13. Pakistan 1 Entrance Door to Chamber Oak
14. South Africa 3 Chairs for Clerks' Table Stinkwood
15. Southern Rhodesia 2 silver gilt inkstands for Chamber
16. Swaziland 1 silver gilt ashtray
COLONIAL GIFTS TO THE NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS
Donor Gift Material
1. Aden Member's Writing Room Table Oak
2. Bahamas Minister's Writing Desk and Chair Oak
3. Barbados Minister's Writing Desk and Chair Oak
4. Bermuda 2 triple silver gilt inkstands
5. British Guiana Set of 4 silver gilt inkstands
6. British Honduras Minister's Writing Desk and Chair Mayflower
7. Cyprus Member's Writing Room Table Oak
8. Falkland Islands 1 silver gilt ashtray
9. Fiji 1 silver gut inkstand
10. Gambia 2 silver gilt ashtrays
11. Gibraltar 2 Table Lamps Oak
12. Gold Coast Minister's Writing Desk and Chair Mansonia
13. Hong Kong 1 triple silver gilt inkstand
14. Jamaica Bar of the House Bronze
15. Kenya Minister's Writing Desk and Chair Olive
16. Leeward Islands 6 Table Lamps Oak
17. Malaya Minister's Desk and Armchair Oak
18. Malta 3 silver gilt ashtrays
19. Mauritius Minister's Writing Desk and Chair Oak
20. Nigeria Furniture for one Division Lobby Iroko
21. North Borneo Interview Room Furniture White Seraya
22. Northern Rhodesia 2 pairs Mace Brackets Bronze
23. Nyasaland 1 triple silver gilt inkstand and 1 silver gilt ashtray
24. St. Helena Chairman's Chair for Ministers' Conference Room Iroko
25. Seychelles Minister's Writing Desk and Chair Oak
26. Sierra Leone Minister's Writing Desk and Chair African Gold Walnut
27. Singapore Interview Room Furniture Oak
28. Tanganyika Interview Room Furniture Iroko
29. Trinidad Minister's Writing Desk and Chair Oak
30. Uganda Furniture for one Division Lobby Mvule
31. Windward Isles:
Dominica 1 silver gilt inkstand
Grenada 1 silver gilt inkstand
St. Lucia 1 silver gilt inkstand
St. Vincent 1 silver gilt ashtray
32. Zanzibar 1 silver gilt ashtray

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