§ MR. ASHLEYI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he will grant a Return showing the barracks in the United Kingdom which are reported by the Army Medical Department to be in an indifferent sanitary state, as judged by modern standards.
§ MR. HALDANEIt is quite obvious that, owing to the date of construction of the barracks, many of our buildings must necessarily fall short of what is considered desirable in these days; but I am not prepared to admit that any are in a dangerous condition, and I cannot agree that the Return asked for should be compiled.
§ MR. ASHLEYBut as we know officially that many of the barracks are in an indifferent condition from a sanitary point of view why should not the House be told which they are?
§ MR. HALDANEThe House may gather from official Reports that there is a state of things which we very much deplore and which we are getting put right as quickly as possible. But it is impossible to go into detail as to the various barracks.