§ 70. Mr. Russellasked the Minister of Works if he is aware that the tablet in Westminster Hall which marks the spot where King Charles I stood his trial and that marking where the Bar of the Court was erected, are becoming very worn and are difficult to read; and if he will have them renovated, counter-sunk in the stonework and covered by some transparent plastic material so as to preserve them.
§ Lord John HopeYes, I will restore these plates. I am advised that any transparent covering would rapidly become too scratched for the inscription underneath to be legible, so I propose that the plates should be replaced flush with the floor as at present.