§ MR. ASHLEY (Lancashire, Blackpool)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether any steps are being taken to provide better accommodation in barracks or outside for the 150 married couples living in single-room married quarters in Ireland.
§ MR. HALDANESteps are being taken to improve the accommodation for married soldiers in Ireland. New quarters are being built to replace the existing single-room quarters.
§ MR. ASHLEYHow long is the present disgraceful condition of affairs, which involves a married man and his family living in one room, to be allowed by the State to continue?
§ MR. HALDANEI am sorry to say it has continued for a very long time, but I am doing everything I can to abolish it.
§ MR. GUY BARINGWill the right hon. Gentleman do the same thing for Londonderry?
§ MR. SLOAN (Belfast, S.)Can the right hon. Gentleman say when he hopes to be able to abolish the present system?
§ MR. HALDANEI am doing it as quickly as I can.