Sir G. Lloydasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will arrange for publication of a periodical return showing the numbers of properties and acreage of land held by individual Government Departments.
§ Mr. BrookeI think there would be formidable difficulties about the preparation and publication of such a return. Government Departments hold land and buildings for many different purposes, and on many different forms of tenure, and the compilation of such a return would involve very substantial cost and labour. But if there is any particular information within my sphere of responsibility which my hon. and gallant Friend desires on this subject, I will try to let him have it.