§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the average temperature in the Palace 242W of Westminster on each of the last 30 working days during sitting hours.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe average temperatures in those areas of the Palace of Westminster which are monitored by the Department for each of the 30 working days between 29 October and 7 December were:
29 October … … … 69.5°F 30 October … … … 68.7°F 31 October … … … 71.5°F 1 November … … … 71.0°F 2 November … … … 67.2°F 5 November … … … 68.7°F 6 November … … … 70.5°F 7 November … … … 69.9°F 8 November … … … 69.8°F 9 November … … … 67.9°F 12 November … … … 68.8°F 13 November … … … 68.7°F 14 November … … … 69.2°F 15 November … … … 68.2°F 16 November … … … 67.9°F 19 November … … … 69.3°F 20 November … … … 68.9°F 21 November … … … 69.1°F 22 November … … … 70.3°F 23 November … … … 69.9°F 26 November … … … 70.4°F 27 November … … … 69.2°F 28 November … … … 70.2°F 29 November … … … 69.0°F 30 November … … … 70.1°F 3 December … … … 71.6°F 4 December … … … 71.6°F 5 December … … … 71.3°F 6 December … … … 70.8°F 7 December … … … 68.9°F My hon. Friend will be aware that until the heating/cooling system has been modernised, it is impossible to control the temperature in any really effective way.