MR. NEWDIGATE (Warwickshire, Nuneaton)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether it is the intention of Her Majesty's Government not to quarter any more troops in Coventry after the removal of the Battery of Artillery at present quartered there to another station; whether the wishes of the inhabitants of the City of Coventry have been ascertained on this matter; and if the Government have decided to discontinue the quartering of troops at Coventry, what are the reasons for their decision?
§ MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANThe troops at Coventry have consisted of a battery of Field Artillery, and it is considered expedient, for military reasons, to concentrate that force. This is scarcely a question that can depend on the wishes of the inhabitants of a town. Other bodies of troops may possibly from time to time be quartered at Coventry, but no pledge on the subject can be given.