§ 54. Brigadier - General CLIFTON BROWNasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the cost to the Treasury of the Committee he set up over a year ago to report on the sale of surplus Government property; and when is it expected to report?
§ Mr. P. SNOWDENThe expenditure, inclusive of printing, etc., charges, of the Committee on Government Properties amounts to approximately £25. The Committee reported on the 5th February.
Brigadier-General BROWNCan the right hon. Gentleman say what is the cause of the delay on the part of the committee in reporting? Fourteen months have elapsed.
§ Mr. SNOWDENI do not know that there has been any undue delay. There was a great deal of work to be done, and it has necessitated the expenditure of a great deal of time.