§ Mr. AllenTo ask the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed, representing the House of Commons Commission, what plans he has to introduce on-site child care facilities for the children of hon. Members and staff of the House.
§ Mr. BeithAt the request of the House of Commons Commission and the Administration Committee, consultants have been commissioned to prepare a comprehensive questionnaire on child care facilities, which will include the option of on-site provision. It will be circulated before Christmas to hon. Members, to staff and to other appropriate groups of personnel working in the House. The information gathered from the responses to the questionnaire will be considered by the Committee and the Commission before any final decision on the provision of child care facilities is taken.