HC Deb 16 November 1908 vol 196 cc863-4
MR. ASHLEY

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether the barracks at Carlow, to which the 144th Battery Royal Field Artillery have been moved from Ballinrobe, are in a proper state of repair; and whether it is intended to keep this battery there during the winter.

MR. HALDANE

The reply to both Questions is in the affirmative.

MR. ASHLEY

Was it not stated in the Army List last week that the battery was only temporarily stationed at Ballinrobe? My information is that the barracks are in a very unsatisfactory state. Will the right hon. Gentleman inquire further?

MR. HALDANE

I have done so, and I have received a far more favourable account than the hon. Member appears to have done.