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Colonel Sir L. Ropner
asked the Minister of Works how many visitors to the Tower of London paid to see the Crown Jewels during the period May to September this year; how this number compares with 1957; and whether he is satisfied with the present arrangements for viewing these jewels.
Lord John Hope
394,018 visitors paid to see the Crown Jewels during the period May to September, 1961; 420,870 paid to see them during the same period in 1957. I am not satisfied with the present arrangements for viewing the Jewels. Plans for a new Jewel House have reached an advanced stage, but I fear there is little hope of being able to include provision for this in the Estimates at present.