§ Mr. STEEL-MAITLANDasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether there are any payments in respect of contracts or services which are due by the Government that have not yet been paid, and, if so, what is the amount of such payments 1012W due under each Vote of the Army and Navy Estimates, under the Customs and Excise, the Inland Revenue, and the Post Office Estimates, and under each class of the Civil Service Estimates; whether the proportion of the amount to the total net Estimate in each case is greater or less than that obtaining at the same date in the year 1908–9; and, if so, what is the reason?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGESo far as I am aware, all payments in respect of the public service are proceeding in normal course.