§ MR. COURTENAY WARNER (Staffordshire, Lichfield)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he can give this House some pledge that nothing will be done to reduce the Auxiliary Forces or to introduce other drastic Army reform before the whole scheme of alteration has been discussed in this House and the sufficiency of the consequent reduction of expenditure considered.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. ARNOLD-FORSTER,) Belfast, W.No changes will be made in the organisation and composition of the Army until the outlines of the whole scheme of the Government are in the possession of the House.
§ MR. COURTENAY WARNERDoes that apply to the Auxiliary Forces?
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERClearly. The Auxiliary Forces are part of the Army.