§ 40. Sir ROBERT GOWERasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office whether, with regard to the proposal this year to issue to the two cavalry brigades of the Aldershot and Southern Commands new light machine guns, he will give an assurance that such machine guns will be of British manufacture?
§ Sir GEORGE PENNY (Comptroller of the Household)I have been asked to reply. Two types of light machine gun will be under trial, one type with each of the brigades mentioned. One is of foreign origin and the other of British manufacture. If it is ultimately decided to adopt the former, the guns, other than the trial weapons, will be manufactured in this country.
§ Mr. MANDERWill the hon. Gentleman also see that the guns to be used in opposition against us are not of British manufacture?
§ Mr. ANSTRUTHER-GRAYWhat foreign country produces that one type of gun?