§ SIR JOHN ROLLESTON (Leicester)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the 3rd Battalion of the Leicestershire Regiment are now undergoing annual training at Edale, in North Derbyshire, as well as a number of the permanent staff of the regiment who are voters in the Harborough Division, in which an election is in progress; and whether he will cause arrangements to be made by which these men may have the opportunity of recording their votes without the expense of the railway journey falling on themselves.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Arnold-Forster.) When an election takes place while a Militia regiment is out for training, any qualified to vote, who are desirous of doing so, may (in accordance with Section 39, Militia Act, 1882) be granted leave for the purpose with pay as may be absolutely necessary, and may travel at their own expense at Government rates. No departure can be made from this rule.