§ Sir L. SCOTTasked the Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, whether, before the lease of the Russell Building, Liverpool, is renewed for occupation by the staff of the Inland Revenue, he will cause investigation to be made of the complaints submitted on the grounds of the absence of general cleanliness, the defective lift service and the inconvenience of the store-room; and whether he will consider what steps can be taken to minimise the dirt due to the proximity of an incinerator?
§ Captain HACKINGNo complaints have been received as to any lack of cleanliness in the building. The Inland Revenue Department are themselves responsible for cleaning the staff rooms. The lessors of the building clean the entrances and staircases, and I am informed that the present condition of these is satisfactory. No complaint regarding the lift service has been received since September last, when a small repair was necessary, which resulted in the lifts being unavoidably out of action for a day or two. The storeroom is adequate and is situated in980W the basement, which is the appropriate place for it. The complaint made about smoke from a neighbouring chimney will be investigated before the question of renewal of the lease is decided.