§ MR. WILLIAM REDMONDMight I ask the noble Marquess the Secretary of State for War, Whether it is the intention of Her Majesty's Government to reduce the garrison now in Ireland, by sending from it troops to the war in the Soudan? If so, how many troops is it intended to take; and, when is it intended to take them?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONThere is no such intention. The number of troops in Ireland was slightly reduced some time ago, and it is not the intention of Her Majesty's Government to reduce it further.