§ 40. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many persons are employed, and how 253W much public money spent, on the raising and lowering of flagstaffs in Parliament Square, the Mall and elsewhere for ceremonial occasions; what would be the saving of public funds if such flagstaffs were allowed to remain upright as in many other capitals of the world; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MonroIt is taking time to collect the required information. I shall arrange for it to be published in theOfficial Report as soon as possible.