§ Mr. WILLIAM O'BRIENasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has observed that of the sums granted by Parliament to Ireland for 1913–14 the sum of £128,000 remains unexpended under 824W the head of National Insurance in Ireland, the sum of £39,000 under the head of the Irish Land Commission, and the sum of £28,000 in the Departments of Agriculture and of Public Works; and whether, in view of the urgency of providing cheap cottages for the very poor in the Irish cities and towns, he will consent to expending these savings in free grants for that universally desired reform, or at the least preserve them intact for disposal by the Irish Parliament?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEI fear the hon. Member's suggestion is impracticable on legal as well as other grounds. The sums in question were voted by Parliament for the year ended 31st March, 1914, and cannot be applied for the same or other services in subsequent years. I may add that the total sum surrendered for all Civil Service and Revenue Departments was £3,238,857 0s. 1d.