§ Mrs. Jegerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what progress is being made in the disposal of business properties acquired by him but not now needed for the National Library in Bloomsbury; and if he will speedily release lessees from any restrictions imposed when it is anticipated their premises would be needed for the National Library.
§ Mr. CroslandIt is not my intention to dispose of any of the premises acquired in Bloomsbury for the purposes of building the new British Library there until the purchase of the alternative site in the Euston Road is complete. In the same way, restrictions on lessees must remain for the present.