§ Mr. COOPERasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether the Government purchased or leased Wellington House for the Insurance Commissioners; and what are the financial terms of such purchase or lease?
The TREASURER of the HOUSEHOLD (Captain Guest)Wellington House has been hired on a short lease. It is not desirable in the public interest that the amount of rent paid should be stated, but it will be open to the Committee on Public Accounts when the accounts for this year are under examination to satisfy themselves on this point.
§ Mr. COOPERArising out of that extraordinary answer is the House to understand that henceforth the responsibility for the details of national expenditure are to be transferred from this House to the Committee on Public Accounts?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThat is an argumentative question.
§ Mr. SPEAKERNotice should be given of that question.