Orders of the Day — Supply – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 7 Mawrth 1947.
Can the right hon. Gentleman tell us why the Parliament Square contribution, which we all agree with, should count as "Houses of Parliament Buildings" expenditure? Why is it on this Vote at all?
I cannot give an explanation of why it should be here, but the matter seems to be in connection with the environment of the Houses of Parliament.
As chairman of the Select Committee on the rebuilding of the House of Commons I want to make it clear that at some time or other we shall expect what I would call a progress report on this matter. Possibly the Government might consider issuing a White Paper, because we have had no announcement yet as to the date when the building will be finished. I think' that the right hon. Gentleman the Minister of Works will appreciate the reason for my application.
I will certainly give it my consideration.