HC Deb 15 December 1925 vol 189 cc1172-3
70. Mr. CAMPBELL

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many telegram forms have been requisitioned through the Stationery Office during the last 12 months?

Mr. McNEILL

The approximate number was 272,500,000, of which about 89,000,000 were dispatch forms and 183,500,000 delivery forms.

Mr. CAMPBELL

Has the right hon. Gentleman considered the gross extravagance in these forms used in the various Government Departments; and is he satisfied that there are some people in these offices who control the enormous expenditure on stationery?

Mr. McNEILL

I cannot say that I am satisfied at the present moment, but I am looking into the matter.