§ 47. Mr. Rileyasked the Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence whether any orders have been given during the past three years by the German Government or German private firms to firms in this country for the supply of machines or material to Germany in connection with German re-armament?
§ The Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence (Sir Thomas Inskip)I regret that I have no information on this matter.
§ Mr. RileyDid not the Minister last week in reply to a question state that the British Government had bought £169,000 worth of machines and material from German firms in 1936 for British armament purposes, and did he not consider it derogatory to this country to be obtaining supplies for British re-armament from Germany?
§ Sir T. InskipThe hon. Member's question refers to orders given to private firms in this country. As to that I have no information.