§ MR. SLOANTo ask the Secretary of State for War is he aware that complaints have been made by members of the North of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry as to the helmet provided by the authorities, as a result of the use of which many of the men were overcome by the heat and 26 fainted while on parade; and will he say under the circumstances what action, if any, do the authorities intend to take to remedy this.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Arnold-Forster.) No complaints have been received regarding the pattern of headdress worn by the North of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry. The headdress of this corps is of a special pattern selected by the corps itself on its formation in 1903. Yeomanry units arrange their own supplies of clothing after the selected patterns have been approved by the War Office.