§ Mr. Juddasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what was the cost of supplemental heating in General Office Block One at Her Majesty's Dockyard in Portsmouth during the winter of 1966–67; what is the estimated cost of repairing and making safe the decorative opaque green glass on the same building; what studies have been made of the efficacy and of comparative cleaning costs of lavatory fittings in the same building; what is the estimated total cost of bringing the building up to scratch; and whether he will make a statement on plans for future buildings of the same type.
§ Mr. MellishOil heaters on loan from Naval Stores were in use in some rooms at a fuel cost of about £3; some defective glass panels have been replaced free of charge by the manufacturers and the necessity for further replacements and liability for safety precautions is being discussed with them. Normal methods of cleaning the lavatory fittings are satisfactory and economic. The estimated total cost of additional work to the building, including improving the heating and reducing noise levels, is £65,000; in planning further accommodation of this type in the Dockyard account will be taken of the problems encountered in this building.