asked the First Commissioner of Works whether, seeing that, owing to the seating arrangements in this House, Members have difficulty in hearing some of their respective leaders, and are to a large extent deprived of the advantage of seeing their faces, he will consider altering the seating arrangements and providing desks similar to other modern debating chambers?

I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given yesterday to my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton (Mr. Malone).