§ DR. FARQUHARSON (Aberdeenshire, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War when a further Report from the War Office (Reconstitution) Committee will be presented; and whether it will 1224 deal with the sanitary administration of the Army, to which no reference is made in the Report recently issued.
The hon. Member said that the first part Question had been practically answered already by the official publication of the second part of the Report of the War Office (Reconstitution) Committee. He would ask the right hon. Gentleman whether it was convenient to give any information as to the second part of the Question.
§ SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN (Stirling Burghs)Will the right hon. Gentleman say why this Report appears in the morning papers to-day before it has been delivered to Members of the House?
THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. ARNOLD-FORSTFR,) Belfast, W.This Report was not made to me. I am exceedingly sorry it is not in the hands of hon. Members. I thought it was. It certainly ought to have been, and I will see that it is put into their hands at the earliest possible moment. I think the point of sanitary administration will be dealt with in the third part of the Report, which is not yet presented. It is stated in the earlier part of the Report that that is the intention of the Committee.
§ DR. FARQUHARSONWill the third part of the Report be presented in time for its discussion upon the Army Estimates?
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERI think not; but I hope this Report will not be debated upon the Army Estimates, but will be dealt with by itself. I think, in view of the importance of the questions raised, that would be more satisfactory to the House.