§ Sir A. Bossomasked the Secretary of State for War how much his Department has spent in connection with building and civil engineering work during the last five years under competitive tenders; and how much was paid to specially selected contractors without competition.
§ Mr. SoamesThe total expenditure is £166 million. Without detailed reports from abroad, I cannot give the exact sum spent on single-tender contracts, but it would not amount to more than about 1 per cent. of the total and might be very much less.