§ 33. Mr. MaclennanTo ask the Minister for the Arts whether, in the light of concern about the ability of the new building at St. Pancras to house all the London collections of the British library, consideration has been given to the retention of the accommodation in the British Museum building with a view to continuing to make use of the round reading room and King's library, and to maintaining the link between the historic collections of the library and museums.
§ Mr. LuceThe British Library board is satisfied that the library's key requirements—including appropriate accom-modation for the King's library—will be met by the completed building at St. Pancras. There are no plans for the British library to retain any reader or storage accommodation in the British Museum building when the new library is complete in 1996.