§ Mr. CHARLES BATHURSTasked the hon. Member for Southampton, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether he is aware that an upheaval in the tiled floor of St. Stephen's Chapel, in the Crypt of the House of Commons, has recently taken place in consequence of the growth of three mushrooms underneath it; whether it has been ascertained how the spawn of such mushrooms found its way below the closely-laid tiled floor of the chapel; and how it is proposed to prevent a similar occurrence in the future?
Mr. DUDLEY WARDThe lifting of the tiles is probably due to a very slight settlement in the floor of the chapel. There is no danger to the fabric, and the tiles will be relaid during the Recess.