§ 53. Brigadier Medlicottasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps are being taken to ensure that the design of the national theatre to be built on the site of the South Bank Exhibition will be such that its exterior appearance will be pleasing and dignified and worthy of the 30W position it will occupy in the heart of London.
§ Mr. GaitskellThe National Theatre Act, 1949, provides that a satisfactory scheme for the erection, equipment and management of the national theatre shall be submitted to the Treasury before public money may be made available to the Trustees of the Shakespeare Memorial Trust. When this is done, I shall consult my right hon. Friend the Minister for Local Government and Planning and the Royal Fine Art Commission before giving my approval.