§ Mr. GOLDSMITHasked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether the design which has been adopted for Oxford Circus is to be continued for the remainder of Regent Street as far as the Quadrant; whether any scheme has been laid down for the rest of the street; and, if so, whether he could state the name of the architect selected?
§ Mr. MONTAGU (for Mr. Runciman)A design has been approved for the Oxford Circus and the adjoining frontages along Regent Street as far as the first cross street on each side. No one scheme has been laid down for the rest of the street. Between the termination of the Oxford Circus design and the Quadrant the street is divided into separate blocks by side streets, and for several of these blocks designs, by various architects acting for 1381W occupying tenants, have been settled and in part executed.
§ Mr. GOLDSMITHasked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether Mr. Tanner's design for rebuilding Oxford Circus was selected by an open competition; and, if not, what system was adopted?
§ Mr. MONTAGUMr. Tanner's design was not selected by an open competition, but from designs submitted by several architects acting for tenants occupying premises in the Circus.