§ SIR EDWARD STRACHEY (Somersetshire, S.)I beg to ask the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether he will say what was the sum realised per suit for the suits for discharged soldiers which have been sold; what is the sum usually paid per suit for such suits; and what would have been the cost of storing such suits, if warehouse room had been hired, instead of selling them.
THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Mr. BROMLEY DAVENPORT. Cheshire, Macclesfield)As the House has been already informed, the prices realised per suit were 5s. 6d. for the first 10,000 and 5s. 7½d. for the second 10,000. The cost price was 11s. 9d. It is estimated that the hire of storage would have amounted to £100 a year, but owing to the special sizes of the suits concerned the issues would have been small and the hiring would have lasted for many years.