§ MR. BUCHANAN (Perthshire, E.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether the Director of Operations and the Director of Military Training at headquarters, recently appointed, hold the offices recommended under Part II. of the War Office (Reorganisation) scheme, and how much of Part II. has been adopted by His Majesty's Government; and are the salaries of the above officers borne on the Estimates of the ensuing year.
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERThe officers in question hold the offices recommended under Part II. of the War Office (Reconstitution) scheme, though pending the formal adoption of the Report, or such parts of it as may be finally accepted the exact allocation of duties to the respective officers is liable to review. The salaries of these officers will be met out of the salaries voted for the officers whose appointments they replace.
§ MR. BUCHANANAre the salaries of either of these officers included in the present Vote?
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERIt has been explained in the course of the debates that the salaries will be provided from the sums voted for the officers they replaced.
§ MR. BUCHANANI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War what is the reason of the omission from his Memorandum on the Army Estimates of all mention of the important changes and new charges placed on the Estimates for the salaries of the Army Council, the Inspector General, and other officers appointed in consequence of the adoption of Part I. of the War Office (Reconstitution) scheme by the Government.
§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERThe Memorandum was what it purported to be—merely an explanation of the figures given in the Estimates. I think I shall be able during the course of my explanation this afternoon to give an answer to the hon. Member which he will regard as satisfactory.