§ SIR ELLIOTT LEES (Birkenhead)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether Yeomanry regiments which, through their headquarters, furnished contingents to the Imperial Yeomanry for service in South Africa, will he permitted to bear upon their crests and regimental badges the names of battle clasps won by their respective contingents.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Lord STANLEY,) Lancashire, WesthoughtonThe privilege of hearing upon the crests and regimental badges the names of battle clasps is only conferred upon units whose headquarters were present at the action concerned. I am afraid it would not be feasible to extend this privilege in the direction suggested.