Mr. W. John Stewartasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will give the total amount of contracts placed or expenditure authorised by his Department in the present financial year up to date, including that on the re-armament programme, and state, as far as possible, how much of this has been allocated to the distressed areas?
Mr. CooperOrders to the approximate value of £34,000,000 were placed by the War Office during the period 1st April to 31st December, 1936, of which approximately £6,500,000 represents orders placed with firms situated in depressed areas.