§ Mr. P. WHITEasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will state the total expenditure on Irish services for the last completed financial year and for each of the five preceding years, and the cost of each Department for the respective years?
§ Mr. McKENNAThe total Exchequer issues for Irish services in the year 1915–16 were approximately £12,597,000. Details of the cost of the various Departments will be given in the usual Return which will be issued shortly. The figures for former years will be found in House of Commons Paper, No. 319, of 1915, and corresponding Returns for previous years.