§ Mr. Mike Thomasasked the Lord President of the Council how many staff were employed in the Library in each of the last 10 years; how many were accommodated, respectively, in each year in (a) the precincts, and (b) the parliamentary buildings; of those in the precincts how many were accommodated in the main Library rooms, single rooms, double rooms, treble rooms and rooms accommodating four, five and six or more staff, respectively; and what other accommodation in the precincts is currently occupied by Library staff and equipment other than solely for book and document storage.
§ Mr. Foot,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 10th July 1978; Vol. 953, c. 347], gave the following information:
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STRENGTH AND APPROXIMATE MANNER OF ACCOMMODATION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS LIBRARY STAFF 1968–69–1978–79 Numbers* full-time equivalent Numbers accommodated: Within the Palace of Westminster† Outside the Palace Main Library‡ Single rooms§ Double rooms Treble rooms Four-person rooms Six or more person rooms Total within the Palace Total Library Staff 1968–69 … … — 23 1 6 9 8 6 53 53 1969–70 … … — 23 1 6 9 8 6 53 53 1970–71 … … — 23 1 6 9 8 6 53 53 1971–72 … … — 24 1 6 9 8 6 54 54 1972–73 … … 4 27 2 6 6 4 6 51 55 1973–74 … … 5 32 2 8 6 4 6 58 63 1974–75 … … 5 32 2 8 6 4 6 58 63 1975–76 … … 17 25 2 8 6 4 6 51 68 1976–77 … … 18 31 1 8 6 4 6 56 74 1977–78 … … 19 32 1 8 6 4 6 57 76 1978–79 … … 21 30 1 8 9 4 6 58 79 * Including vacant posts; the figures are of the number of staff for which the Estimates make provision. † The sizes of the rooms refer to the numbers actually accommodated rather than the theoretical capacities. ‡ Including some of the Library attendants who have no specific desks. § Librarian's room and Librarian's bedroom from 1972–73 to 1975–76; from 1976–77 the latter became a double room for secretarial staff.
§ Mr. Mike Thomasasked the Lord President of the Council what accommodation is currently occupied by the Library in the North Curtain area and the area below Mr. Speaker's house by number and size of rooms.
Room Number: Location Room Use Area M2 Basement Level 5 … Bookstore … … … … … … 20.50 4 … Bookstore … … … … … … 13.50 3 … Bookstore … … … … … … 13.50 2 … Bookstore … … … … … … 13.50 Vaults Number 10 … Bookstore … … … … … … 85.00 10 … Bookstore … … … … … … 29.50 1 … Bookstore … … … … … … 13.50 Next Number 10 … Bookstore … … … … … … 22.30 15 … Bookstore … … … … … … 24.20 11 … Bookstore … … … … … … 44.00 16 … Bookstore … … … … … … 13.64 22 … Bookstore … … … … … … 24.40 17 … Bookstore … … … … … … 21.75 18 … Bookstore … … … … … … 8.70 19 … Bookstore … … … … … … 15.60 20 … Bookstore … … … … … … 13.20 21 … Bookstore … … … … … … 14.28 Ground Floor Level North Curtain Lobby … Hark Room … … … … … … 32.69 42 … Library Research … … … … … … 32.77 43 … Secretaries … … … … … … 20.40 46 … Library Research … … … … … … 20.77 1 … Library Research … … … … … … 35.00 2 … Office … … … … … … 12.42 3 … Staff Rest Room … … … … … … 22.09 4 … Office … … … … … … 14.10 5 … Office/Store … … … … … … 65.80 6 … Library Research … … … … … … 25.84 7 … Bookstore … … … … … … 12.00 8 … Copying/Store … … … … … … 26.45