§ SIR PHILIP MAGNUS (London University)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether, having regard to the fact that about 100 gentlemen cadets were passed out from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, last December for commissions in the infantry, none of whom have as yet been gazetted, that their military education is meanwhile at a standstill, and their unemployment for upwards of four months is causing inconvenience to their parents and guardians, he is prepared to make a statement as to when they are likely to be appointed to their regiments.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. HALDANE,) HaddingtonIt is hoped that the whole of the batch of cadets mentioned will, with the exception of those who prefer to wait for vacancies in special regiments, be gazetted on Friday or Tuesday next.
§ MR. ARTHUR LEE (Hampshire, Fareham)Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that this delay in gazetting young officers from Sandhurst has occurred very frequently of the last few years, and in view of the shortage of junior officers which it is generally agreed exists, will he take steps to get them gazetted earlier?
§ MR. HALDANEThere is no intentional delay, but there are not always vacancies.