§ MR. ARCHDALE (Fermanagh, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether the wives and families of soldiers, embodied militia, or reservists, serving with their corps, are only entitled to free medical attendance when residing within reach of an officer of army medical corps or of civil practitioner engaged at military contract rates; and, if so, will he say who is to pay for medical attendance for those who live outside that distance and are too poor to pay for themselves.
LORD STANLEYIt has been explained to the House before that it is not possible to provide medical attendance for those residing at a distance from military headquarters.