HC Deb 21 February 1906 vol 152 c334
SIR CHARLES MCLAREN (Leicestershire, Bosworth)

To ask the Secretary of State for War what steps he proposes to take to reassure the Volunteers that the regulations laid down by his predecessor in office will be abandoned, and that the feelings and needs of the force will be considered and supported by His Majesty's Government.

(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) To reply to the first part of the Question would involve a full statement on the measures which the Government propose to take in regard to the Volunteer Force, and it would not be possible to make such a statement within the limits of a reply to a Question. I hope, therefore, that my hon. and learned friend will permit me to defer my Answer to a future opportunity. As regards the second part of the Question, I can assure the House that the feelings and real needs of the Volunteer Force will be considered and supported by the Government.