§ Mr. Grimondasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what is the total staff available for manning and maintenance at No. 1 Bridge Street.
§ Mr. MellishNo staff are permanently allocated to No. 1 Bridge Street. It receives attention as required from staff 141W available for the manning and maintenance of the Houses of Parliament as a whole.
§ Mr. Grimondasked the Minister of Public Building and Works whether the heating system at No. 1 Bridge Street has either thermostatic or time control.
§ Mr. MellishThis is an old automatic oil fired system which has not been modernised because the remaining life of the building is short. It has thermostatic control.
§ Mr. Grimondasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what instructions are given about the control of heating at No. 1 Bridge Street.
§ Mr. MellishThe Ministry's resident engineer is authorised to control the heating in accordance with outside temperatures and the nature of occupation. A brief warm spell in April has been followed by weather which is very cold for the time of the year. It is open to occupants to turn off radiators.
§ Mr. Grimondasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what is the annual cost of heating No. 1 Bridge Street; and what is the quantity of fuel consumed.
§ Mr. MellishAbout £1,000: 20,000 gallons.