§ Sir G. Foxasked the Minister of Works why standing accommodation for 800 was available and unused behind the rows of seats on both wings of the Saluting Base on Victory Day and why this was not made available to Members of both Houses, many of whom were unable to see the procession from Parliament Square.
§ Mr. TomlinsonNo standing accommodation behind the seats on either side of the Saluting Base was allotted on Victory Day because I considered that it would not have been possible for people standing behind the four rows of seats to have obtained a reasonable view.