HC Deb 09 May 1898 vol 57 cc686-7
MR. PIRIE (Aberdeen, N.)

I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether he can state the total expenditure on the provision of barrack accommodation during the last five years in Scotland, England, and Ireland respectively?

MR. BRODRICK

The total expenditure on the provision of barrack accommodation, excluding maintenance, during the five years from 1892 to 1897, is as follows:—England, £2,295,165; Scotland, £34,990; and Ireland, £581,326.