§ Mr. GILBERTasked the First Commissioner of Works whether he can now state when the temporary buildings will be removed from the Victoria Embankment Gardens and the Royal Parks in London; and can he do anything by which these open spaces can be used fully by the public during the ensuing summer months?
§ Sir A. MONDI regret that I am unable to state when it will be possible for the temporary buildings in question to be removed. Owing to the fact that no permanent offices are available for the new Ministries which have been created in recent years, and to the difficulty in reducing the size of the staffs of the Government Departments, I regret that the answer to the second part of the question must be in the negative.