HC Deb 03 February 1998 vol 305 cc595-6W
Mr. Dismore

To ask the Chairman of the Accommodation and Works Committee how many(a) hon. Members, (b) hon. Members' staff and (c) House of Commons staff are placed in office accommodation without natural light. [26770]

Sir Sydney Chapman

Twenty-five of the rooms in the Parliamentary estate, which are allocated to hon. Members and their staff, do not have the benefit of natural light. A further 39 rooms have natural light only via a skylight. The number of Members' staff using the rooms cannot be separately identified. Some 100 staff of the House of Commons are placed in office accommodation without natural light.