Lieut.-Colonel HENDERSONasked the Lord Privy Seal whether since the Armistice the War Office, the Disposals Board, or any other Government Department, has sold any regimental tartan cloth to any firm; and, if so, the number of yards of each regimental tartan sold; the selling price per yard; and how this price compares with the original cost?
Mr. YOUNGSales of such regimental tartan have been made since the Armistice, but the preparation of the return required by my hon. and gallant Friend would involve considerable clerical labour, involving expense which, with the depleted staffs now available, could not be justified. No sales have been made direct by the War Office, who have transferred all their surplus cloth to the Disposal and Liquidation Commission.