§ MR. E. ROBERTSON (Dundee)said, he desired to put a Question to the Secretary to the Treasury as to the sixth Order on the Paper for to-day—namely, the Report of Supply taken last night, when the Vote for the Secretary for Scotland was agreed to. The hon. and gallant Member for Kincardine (Sir George Balfour) asked, What had been the total extra expenditure imposed upon the country by the creation of the Office of Secretary for Scotland, including, of course, the Scotch Education Department and all other items scattered through other Votes which properly belonged to the expenditure of the Scotch Office? and nobody on the Treasury Bench could answer the Question. Would the hon. Member be prepared, on Report of Supply, to give that information?
§ THE SECRETARY (Mr. JACKSON) (Leeds, N.)As I understand, the Question is whether on the Report I will state what has been the additional expense imposed by the creation of the separate Scotch Department in all its branches?
§ GENERAL SIR GEORGE BALFOUR (Kincardine)Including all items in other Votes. I may mention that I find, for instance, one item, small in amount, under the Lord Advocate's Votes, a sum of £ 150 for a clerk for preparing Parliamentary Returns, which I think should come under the Scotch Secretary's Vote now that the Secretary of State is responsible.