§ Mr. LEONARDasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office if he is aware that his Department has issued instructions that the rain-water, soil, and special pipes required for the new military barracks at Aberdeen are to be supplied from English manufacturers; and for what reasons Scottish firms capable of meeting his Department's requirements on this job have been refused the right to tender?
§ Mr. COOPERNo, Sir. My Department has issued no such instructions. The pipes in question are furnished by the main contractor, a Scottish firm with registered office at Aberdeen.