§ MR. LYELL (Dorsetshire, E.)On behalf of the hon. Member for South Somersetshire, I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he can state the reason why the War Office did not retain in stock instead of selling a short time ago a large number of suits for discharged soldiers, seeing that they are now asking for tenders for 2,000 suits of similar clothing.
*THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Mr. BEOMLEY DAVENPORT, Cheshire, Macclesfield)The storage room occupied by the stock in question was urgently required for other more important purposes. The hon. Member will understand that the storage 1524 accommodation at the Royal Army Clothing Depot is limited.