§ MR. MARK STEWART (Kirkcudbright)asked the Secretary of State for War, Whether it is the case that, at the recent Government camp of Scottish Artillery Volunteers held at Barry, no officer attended, and only 66 non-commissioned officers and men belonging to corps situated in the West of Scotland, these corps comprising 47 batteries, with a total strength of 3,845 officers, non-commissioned officers, and men; and, if so, whether the Government will cause an inquiry to be made into the reasons for this anomaly before fixing the locale of the Government camp for next year?
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. E. STANHOPE) (Lincolnshire, Horncastle)I am afraid it is quite true that there was a very small attendance at the recent Artillery Volunteer camp at Barry but I am advised that there is no other site suitable and available for this camp. I would remind my hon. Friend that there is only one Artillery camp in England, and many Volunteers go a very long way to attend it.
§ MR. MARK STEWARTasked, whether the right hon. Gentleman knew that Irvine had been proposed as a more suitable site?
§ MR. E. STANHOPEsaid, he know it had been under consideration; and he would undertake, after what had been said by his hon. Friend, that before another year the matter would be further examined into.