asked the Minister of Supply if he is aware that the United States Foreign Liquidation Commissioner, 9, Rue de Presbourg, Paris, is offering for sale in Germany large numbers of surplus United States Army locomotives, electrical generating plants, etc.; and if he will investigate the possibility of acquiring some of this machinery for use in Britain during the present emergency.

Yes, Sir. The question whether the locomotives are needed for the home railways is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Minister of Transport, with whom I am in consultation, and a representative of my Department is now in Paris inquiring about other surplus United States equipment, including electrical generating plant.