§ MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL (Oldham)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether, seeing that the officer who is second in command of the 5th Lancers is also second in command of the provisional regiment at Norwich, it is his intention to preserve the provisional regiment at Norwich; and if so, whether steps will be taken to fill the vacancy in the 5th Lancers.
§ (Answered by Mr. Secretary Brodrick.) As these provisional regiments are only temporary, it is considered expedient to provide for their command in certain instances by taking seconds in command from permanent regiments and allowing an additional Captain to those regiments so that the senior Squadron Major may
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