§ 84. Mr. GILBERTasked the Secretary of State for War whether any contract has been entered into by the Graves Commission for the supply of tombstones or any material for British graveyards in France and Belgium or any other country with any German firm or contractors; and can he state, generally, from what countries the material is being supplied for these graveyards?
§ Sir R. SANDERSThe answer to the first part of the hon. Member's question is in the negative. Headstones for British graves in France and Belgium, where the great majority are situated, are all manufactured in, and supplied from, Great Britain and Ireland; headstones for Italy, Palestine, Egypt, and part of Macedonia are made of Italian marble and supplied from Italy. The building material is usually obtained locally.