§ MR. RUNCIMAN (Dewsbury)To ask the Secretary of State for War what has been the total cost of the barracks built under the Army Corps scheme on Salisbury Plain and in other districts; whether those barracks will be utilised under the present scheme; and, if not, whether building operations have been suspended.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Arnold-Forster.) The hon. Member is mistaken in supposing that any barracks on Salisbury Plain or in other districts were built with special reference to the Army Corps scheme. Owing to the large increase in the artillery and infantry during the last few years it has been necessary to provide considerable additional accommodation. All these barracks will be required, though some of them may be reappropriated to units other than those for which they were originally intended. There has been no suspension of building.