§ MR. CHARLES HOBHOUSE (Bristol, E.)I beg to ask the Financial Secretary to the War Office why it is that the White Paper dealing with the distribution of the six Army Corps has been sent to the newspapers and not distributed to the Members of the House.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Lord STANLEY,) Lancashire, WesthoughtonI am afraid I cannot answer the Question, as I have been away for the last three days, and am not aware of the circumstances under which it was communicated to the newspapers.
MR. GIBSON BOWLESDoes this come under the Betrayal of Official Secrets Act?
§ No answer was returned.