§ MAJOR ANSTRUTHER-GRAY (St. Andrews Burghs)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he can furnish any information as to how long it will take to put Piershill Barracks in a satisfactory condition; and how soon the work will be begun.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. HALDANE, Haddington)I presume the hon. and gallant Member means the remodelling of the barracks 1228 as well as its sanitary condition. I can only refer him to the replies I made to the questions put by the hon. Members for North-West Lanark and East Edinburgh on the 21st instant.†
§ MR. MCCRAE (Edinburgh, E.)Is it not the fact that ground is available on the east side of the barracks for any extension that may be necessary?
§ MR. HALDANEI will inquire about that, but the character of the whole neighbourhood has changed. It is a question of health.
§ MR. MCCRAEThat is being attended to.
§ MAJOR ANSTRUTHER GRAYIs the site to be abandoned?
§ MR. HALDANEIt is impossible to make the Piershill site suitable for cavalry barracks, but we may perhaps put those barracks in another place.
§ LORD BALCARRES (Lancashire, Chorley)Can the site be made suitable for artillery barracks?
§ MR. HALDANECertainly.