§ Mr. MacShaneTo ask the right hon. Member or Berwick upon Tweed, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate office facilities for hon. Members. [18032]
§ Mr. BeithThe new parliamentary building will provide offices for 208 hon. Members. It will also accommodate at least the same number of Members' support staff.
Until the new building is opened in 1999, every effort is being made to improve Members' office facilities as part of the building refurbishment programme, which includes the installation of the parliamentary data and video network and the clean feed from the Chamber as well as more telephone lines.