§ MR. JOHNSasked the Secretary of State for War, Whether there is any difficulty in obtaining from steel manufacturers in this Country a suitable quality of steel for the manufacture of sword bayonets for the British Army; and, if not, whether it is his intention that in future all sword bayonets supplied to British Troops shall be manufactured in England from English steel, and not in Germany or from German steel?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN)There is no difficulty in obtaining from firms in this country a suitable steel for sword bayonets; and if the number of sword bayonets required can be procured in this country, either from the Government factory or from private manufacturers, recourse will not be had to the foreign market.