HC Deb 23 May 1990 vol 173 c262W
Mr. Speed

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the rooms, offices and working spaces within the House that have air conditioning; and if he will list the criteria for having the air conditioning on and working.

Mr. Chope

Only a small area of the accommodation occupied by the House is air conditioned. The main areas are:

  1. (a) The Chamber and surrounding rooms which were rebuilt in the late 1940s;
  2. (b) Offices in the various infill blocks. Upper Committee Corridor (North) and (South) and the Commons Court block—with no natural ventilation;
  3. (c) Refreshment Department kitchens.

It is the practice to have the air conditioning on when the rooms are being used.