§ 1. Mr. Osborneasked the Minister of Works if he is aware that scaffolding for the repair of windows in the Central Lobby has been up since Easter but that no work appears to have been done; and since labour and materials have been made available for the repair of public houses, cinemas and dog tracks, why this repair to the Palace of Westminster has not been started.
§ Mr. KeyYes, this scaffolding was erected so that measurements could be made of the glass required for repairing the windows. The glass was ordered last July but the type of glass required has to be specially manufactured and cannot be supplied quickly in large quantities. I hope that one window in the Central Lobby will be reglazed during the Christmas Recess and the other three by the end of the Easter Recess.