§ MR. BUCHANANI beg to ask the Financial Secretary to the War Office how much has been expended during the current financial year under the Barracks Act 1890, and what balance, if any, remains of the money authorised under that Act?
*THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Mr. POWELL-WILLIAMS,) Birmingham, S.The approximate expenditure to date in the current year under the Barracks Act 1890, is £345,000, and the unexpended balance on the loan £798,000, but the whole of this balance has been allocated to definite services which have either been actually commenced or for which contracts have been authorised.