To ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether, seeing that the Comptroller and Auditor-General is particularly the servant of the House of Commons and audits the public accounts under its direct supervision, and that some time ago a subordinate in the Audit Office raised a point with reference to the Crown Colonies and Protectorates having free housing accommodation, free light, and stationary from the Imperial Government for the Colonial Audit Branch in London for about fifteen years, he will explain why the Comp troller and Auditor-General wrote off this point; and, if not, will he say how the House of Commons can adequately criticise and supervise the work of its officer, the Comptroller and Auditor-General.

I have nothing to add to the Answer I gave to the hon. Member on this subject on the 26th June last.