§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the cost of replacing carpets in the Palace of Westminster, carried out during the Spring Recess; and when these carpets were last replaced.
§ Mr. ArmstrongThese areas were recarpeted as part of a continuing programme for which provision is made in the Department's annual Estimates. The total cost of laying new carpets, all of British manufacture, during the Spring Recess was £4,400. New carpet laid in the Ways and Means Corridor last year proved to be faulty and was replaced at a special price negotiated with the supplier. Both carpets had previously been replaced in 1964.