asked the Secretary of State for War what was the cost of the acquisition of land at Bicester for the ordnance depot and the cost of the construction of that depot and what further sums will require to be spent in order that the work now done at other ordnance depots may be done at Bicester.

The net expenditure on land is about £72,000, and on construction for war purposes, about £4,700,000. No appreciable further construction is foreseen as necessary to enable Bicester to deal with the work now being transferred from other depots.