Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Public Building and Works – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 February 1964.
Mr Julian Snow
, Lichfield and Tamworth
12:00,
11 February 1964
Is the Minister aware that the sentiments expressed by the hon. Member for Dorset, West (Mr. Wingfield Digby) will be echoed by many of my hon. Friends? This is an historically most interesting and architecturally extremely valuable room and it must not be allowed to degenerate into an ordinary conference room. Will the right hon. Gentleman confirm that the accoutrements of this room, including the wind indicator, will be retained as an historic memento?
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