§ Mr. Manderasked the Secretary of State for War, whether the new Army educational plan is, as was promised, on the lines of the Gorell scheme; and whether the education will thus be available for all ranks wherever serving.
§ Mr. EdenThe new Army education plan is being carried out in accordance with the recommendations of the Haining Committee whose terms of reference-were,inter alia, to draw up a scheme for the further education of the Army in subjects other than military, having regard, in particular, to the greater variety of needs of the war-time, as opposed to the peacetime, Army, and to the different conditions under which they are serving. The 710W substance of the committee's report is contained in a pamphlet "Education in the War-Time Army," of which I am sending my hon. Friend a copy. It is intended to provide educational facilities for troops, wherever serving, according to the local demands and possibilities, and arrangements to this end have already been made for contingents serving overseas.