§ COLONEL DENNY (Kilmarnock Burghs)To ask the Secretary of State for: War what percentage of total strength of such of the battalions serving at home 1322 of the following regiments were in hospital during the year 1904: Royal Scots, Royal Highlanders, Manchester Regiment, Devonshire Regiment, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Royal Irish Rifles. Royal Munster Fusiliers, and of the List Grenadier Guards, 1st Scots Guards, 1st Coldstream Guards, and Irish Guards.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Arnold-Forster.) The required information is follows:—
| Regiment. | Percentage of constantly sick. |
| 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards | 9.12 |
| 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards | 3.96 |
| 1st Battalion Scots Guards | 4.02 |
| Irish Guards | 5.09 |
| 1st Battalion Royal Scots | 4.09 |
| 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment | 2.62 |
| 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers | 1.98 |
| 1st Battalion Royal High landers | 2.96 |
| 2nd Battalion Manchester Regiment | 1.94 |
| 4th Battalion Manchester Regiment | 3.06 |
| 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles | 4.21 |
| 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers | †1.41 |