§ Mr. Parkerasked the Secretary of State for War how much money has been spent on land, buildings, and equipment of Government-owned armament factories; and how many such factories exist?
§ Mr. Hore-BelishaThe expenditure in the financial years 1936 and 1937, together with the estimated expenditure in the financial year 1938, on land, buildings and equipment of Government-owned armament factories, for which the War Office is responsible, amounts to £24,882,000. This expenditure relates to 24 factories, either existing or in course of construction.