§ 44. Mr. ROBERT YOUNGasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office if he will give a pledge to this House that no further sale of any State property whatsoever in the control of the War Office will be made except by public auction; and if he will give full particulars of any sales which have so far been made, giving the conditions of the sales, the names of purchasers, and the price obtained?
Captain GUESTThe great bulk of State property in the control of the War Office will be disposed of under the instructions of the Surplus Government Property Disposal Board responsible to the Ministry of Munitions, after the Army 735 Council has agreed that the property is surplus to requirements. In these circumstances I trust the hon. Member will not press a very overstrained Department for the details named in the last part of the question.