§ 32. Major COLFOXasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether any part of the cost of the flood-lighting of London falls upon the Exchequer; if so, what is estimated to be the amount; and what useful purpose is served by it?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Major Elliot)The answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. The second and third parts therefore do not arise.
§ Major COLFOXCan we take it flat the extra police who, the Home Secretary said, were required for the flood-lighting, are not a charge on the Exchequer? Who is meeting that extra payment?
§ Major ELLIOTPractically no appreciable extra expenditure was incurred in connection with the police. The question was as to the flood-lighting itself.