§ SIR HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he can inform the House the proportion of field artillery and cavalry held to be necessary for the effective mobilisation of every division of infantry 12,000 strong; and if such proportion is available for the sixteen divisions of Volunteer infantry provided for service in emergency; and, if not, how many field batteries und squadrons of horse would be available if the Regular Army was absent from Great Britain.
§ THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Mr. BROMLEY DAVENPORT, Cheshire, Macclesfield)Two brigades of field artillery and one squadron of cavalry form the proportion of field artillery and cavalry laid down for each division of Regular troops for service abroad. Should the Regular divisions be absent abroad, brigades of field artillery would be available for such Volunteer divisions as are proposed for home defence, and in the event of all the Regular cavalry being sent abroad, the Imperial Yeomanry would take their place.