§ COLONEL LOCKWOOD (Essex, Epping)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War, how many Volunteer Corps in England and Scotland are in possession of adequate transport wagons and equipment, and, in the event of a general mobilisation, what steps the War Office propose to take in order to supply those deficient with adequate means for maintaining their mobility; whether, on certain corps applying to the War Office authorities for an increase of officers and men to provide for such an establishment, such application was refused; and, what ground the authorities had for so refusing.
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. BRODRICK, Surrey, Guildford)The whole question of transport for Volunteers on mobilisation for war is under the consideration of a mixed committee of Regular and Volunteer Officers. Pending the report of this committee it has not been thought desirable to accede to requests by particular corps for increase of establishment for this specific purpose.