§ Lieut.-Colonel HORLICKasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, what was the original cost of the stone used in the building of the Palace of Westminster: what has been the total cost of annual repairs carried out on the structure; and whether he will ask for a Report from the Building Research Board to be made available for Members to study before any decision is taken with regard to extensive repairs in the future?
Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSONI regret that the information asked for in the first two parts of the question is not available. As regards the last part, my Department is working in close touch with the Building Research Board, and I have already promised that the House shall be fully informed before any extensive repairs to the stonework are carried out.