§ MR. RIDSDALE (Brighton)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware of the serious block in the promotion of the assistant surveyors of the civil staff for engineer services; whether the amelioration of the alleged grievances of this body have been now under consideration for some nine years; and what early steps, if any, he proposes to take to remedy this matter.
§ (Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) I can assure my hon. friend that no time has been lost since the present Government came into office in the consideration of this question. Adeputation of the officials concerned has been received at the War Office, and the Army Council hope that they will be in a position to give a decision upon the matter early next session.