HC Deb 26 March 1901 vol 91 cc1351-2
CAPTAIN BAGOT

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War, in the event of it being found impossible to bring an existing regiment of Yeomanry up to the required strength of four squadrons and 500 men, will any such regiment be disbanded, or will local circumstances be taken into consideration and any exceptions made.

MR. BRODRICK

A regiment of Yeomanry will be liable to be disbanded if to falls below 420, and a squadron if it falls below 100. The question of enforcing the liability will rest with the War Office, and local circumstances will certainly be taken into consideration.