§ MR. NIELD (Middlesex, Ealing)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether the quantity of stores and ammunition available at Woolwich is insufficient for a week's normal supply; and, if so, whether he will cause an inquiry to be held to ascertain who is responsible for that state of things, and take steps to promptly remedy this shortage.
To ask the Secretary of State for War what are the present stocks of small-arm and gun ammunition available for immediate use at Woolwich, and how the figures relating to such stocks compare with the corresponding figures for the year ending 31st July, 1907 and 1906 respectively.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) May I reply to Questions No. 82 and 83 together? I can assure the hon. Member that the state of things which he suggests does not exist. I do not consider it advisable to publish the figures asked for, but I may say that the present stocks of gun and small-arm ammunition are in accordance with the scales laid down. Woolwich is, of course, only one of many places where these stocks are kept.