§ Mr. McMasterTo ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee if he will make a statement on the provision being made for access for disabled people in the design and construction on the new parliamentary building.
§ Mr. Ray PowellA ramp will be provided between the pavement at the main entrance and the main courtyard level, a rise of 0.5 m. The lifts at each corner of the courtyard will reach all floors of the building. The six Members' Rooms on the sixth floor are the only rooms not readily accessible to disabled persons, as they are reached from the floor below by spiral staircases. There are lavatories for disabled people on all the main floors.