§ MR. ARNOLD-FORSTERTo ask the Secretary of State for War whether any, and, if so, what steps are being taken to reduce the Royal Artillery; and whether the pledge given by the Under-Secretary of State to the effect that there will be no reduction in the Artillery till trained militiamen liable to serve abroad can take their place, and that there will be no stoppage of recruiting for the Artillery till militiamen who are liable to serve abroad take their place will be strictly adhered to.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) I presume that the right hon. Gentleman refers to the Horse and Field Artillery only. The corps is being recruited up to its present establishment and no reduction has taken place. There is no reason to suppose that the pledge given by my noble friend in another place will not be strictly adhered to.