asked the Under-Secretary of State for War what was the original cost of the estate of Stobbs, Roxburghshire, which was acquired for military purposes: what is the most recent valuation of the property; and what is the annual income and the average annual expenditure on the property, including administration, during the last five years?

The answer to the first part of the question is £50.000, and to the last part, income £1,246, expenditure approximately £1,200. There has been no recent valuation.