§ Mr. Parkerasked the Secretary of State for War whether he can give any information as to the amount spent on subsidising or otherwise assisting manufacturers of materials required for rearmament, in respect of land, building or manufacturing equipment?
§ Mr. Hore-BelishaThe expenditure during the financial years 1936 and 1937, together with the estimated expenditure in the financial year 1938, in respect of land, building and manufacturing equipment, in connection with assistance provided by the War Office for manufacturers of materials required for rearmament, amounts to£4,546,000.