HC Deb 24 June 1907 vol 176 c877
MR. CLAUDE HAY (Shoreditch, Hoxton)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War what sum is to be spent during the present financial year upon the barracks at Piershill.

MR. HALDANE

£2,250 will be spent on these barracks during the present financial year. The bulk of this expenditure is in connection with their re-appropriation for artillery.

MR. GEORGE FABER

Is that a sufficient sum for the proper and complete repair of the barracks?

MR. HALDANE

Yes, I think so.

MR. GEORGE FABER

Will the barracks be put in proper sanitary condition?

MR. HALDANE

Yes. The great difficulty is the situation and the antiquity of the buildings, which makes the barracks unsuitable for a whole cavalry regiment.