HC Deb 06 December 1938 vol 342 cc1020-1W
Mr. Lawson

asked the Secretary of State for War (1) whether he can state the cost per gun supplied to a medium battery of the Royal Artillery in 1935 as compared with that produced to-day, and also the cost per gun supplied to a heavy battery for 1935 and to-day;

(2) the cost of rifles now delivered as compared with the cost in 1935, and also the prices of those produced in the Royal arsenals as compared with those supplied by private firms?

Mr. Hore-Belisha

It is contrary to rule to disclose the cost of individual weapons of war.