§ MR. MACDONA (Southwark, Rotherhithe)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to the congestion of promotion now existing in the Foot Guards as compared with Line regiments; and whether he will consider the possibility of remedying the difficulty by making the proportion of captains to lieutenants the same in the Guards as in the Line?
§ MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANPromotion in the Guards is slower than in the Infantry of the Line, and this is mainly due to the fact that there is a larger proportion of subalterns to senior officers in the Guards than in the Infantry. This arrangement is valued by the Guards, and the effect on promotion when considered in connection with the advantages of Guards service generally is not at present sufficiently important to demand remedial measures.