§ COLONEL DENNYTo ask the Secretary of State for War what are the relative percentages of marksmen, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class shots, among the trained soldiers of the following regiments, home battalions only, for the year 1904: Royal Scots, Royal Highlanders, Manchester Regiment, Devonshire Regiment, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Royal Irish Rifles, Royal Munster Fusiliers, and of the 1st Grenadier Guards, 1st Scots Guards, 1st Coldstream Guards, and Irish Guards.
For the period January to April, 1904, after which the battalion proceeded on foreign service.
§ (Answered by Mr. Secretary Arnold-Forster.) The required information is as follows:—
| Trained Men. | ||||
| Percentage of Marksmen, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class shots. | ||||
| M | 1. | 2. | 3. | |
| 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | 12.5 | 29.8 | 43.2 | 14.3 |
| 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards | 12.3 | 30.7 | 42.6 | 14.2 |
| 1st Battalion Scots Guards | 9.6 | 28.6 | 40.3 | 21.3 |
| 1st Battalion Irish Guards | 2.0 | 12.0 | 42.6 | 43.3 |
| 1st Battalion Royal Scots | 9.0 | 25.8 | 40.3 | 24.7 |
| 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment | 10.4 | 38.1 | 38.5 | 12.8 |
| 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 4.2 | 21.9 | 46.9 | 26.7 |
| 1st Battalion Royal Highlanders | 13.6 | 38.1 | 36.5 | 11.6 |
| 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment | 8.9 | 25.9 | 45.7 | 19.4 |
| 4th Battalion Manchester Regiment | 9.0 | 24.1 | 44.1 | 22.6 |
| 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles | 3.0 | 16.1 | 42.2 | 38.5 |
| Royal Munster Fusiliers | Both Regular Battalions of this Regiment were stationed without the United Kingdom in 1904. |