§ MR. LABOUCHERE (Northampton)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he can state the amount of money paid or payable to contractors in South Africa in regard to war expenditure, together with the names of the principal contractors.
§ MR. BRODRICKThis information could only be obtained in detail by a very laborious process. I cannot, therefore, consent to throw this heavy work on the departments concerned.
MR. BRYN ROBERTSWill the right hon. Gentleman give us the total amount paid or payable to the contractors up to a given date?
§ MR. BRODRICKI think I could procure that.