§ SIR CARNE RASCH (Essex, Chelmsford)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider the advisability of holding the qualifying examinations for Woolwich in July instead of, as at present, March and September, which are inconvenient for boys and parents.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) The dates, March and September, have been fixed after careful consideration, in order that they may fit in most conveniently with the competitive examinations for the Royal Military College, and the Royal Military Academy, the Militia competitive examinations, the examinations for leaving certificate, and the periods of Militia training. While the Army Council are anxious to meet the convenience of boys and parents in every way possible, they do not see their way, at present, to making the alteration in the dates which the hon. and gallant Member suggests.