§ SIR HOWAKD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he has decided to extend the Volunteer Brigade organisation of the provinces to the force in the metropolis, with a view to preparing them for mobilisation under commanders acquainted, with the battalions according to the expressed wish of nearly all the commanding officers in London.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. HALDANE, Haddington)It is not proposed at present to extend the Volunteer Brigade organisation to the Volunteers of the metropolis.
§ SIR HOWARD VINCENTIs the right hon. Gentleman not going to take any steps at all in the matter?
§ MR. HALDANEI said it was not proposed to at present.
§ SIR HOWARD VINCENTWhen is it likely to be determined?
§ MR. HALDANEWhen a large question like this is under consideration nothing is more mischievous than the making of statements piecemeal.