HC Deb 21 July 1927 vol 209 cc563-4
37. Colonel DAY

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of new typewriters at present in stock at the Stationery Office?

Mr. McNEILL

The number of new typewriters at present in stock is 216.

Colonel DAY

Can the right hon. Gentleman say how many of these are foreign and how many are British?

Mr. McNEILL

156 of them are British.

Commander WILLIAMS

Can my right hon. Friend tell us how old they are?

Colonel WOODCOCK

Can my right hon. Friend say whether the 156 British typewriters are new ones just put in, and if they have commenced to use British instead of foreign typewriters?

Mr. McNEILL

I cannot say. I cannot give these particulars without notice.