§ *MR. CHAPMAN (Cheshire, Hyde)I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury if he can give any date when the House may have the opportunity of discussing the Report of the War Office Reconstitution Committee.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI propose to put down the Vote for the salary of the Secretary of State for War on a very early Thursday, and I imagine that on that Vote it will be competent to discuss the Report of the Reconstitution Committee.
§ *SIR CHARLES DILKEI assume I the right hon. Gentleman will remember that on three previous occasions he pointed out that the Defence Committee of the Cabinet could not be discussed on that Vote, and that he would have to give another opportunity for its discussion.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURYes; but I think we shall have to put down a Supplementary Estimate for the Defence Committee of the Cabinet, because, as the House knows, the Committee has a staff which has not been provided for by this House.