HC Deb 28 May 1907 vol 174 cc1468-9
SIR HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he can say by what sum his estimate of £2,800,000 a year for carrying out the Territorial and Reserve Forces Bill will be exceeded by the various concessions he has been understood to make, namely, that the Imperial Yeomanry shall receive allowances, bringing the total receipts of each trooper up to the present standard; that walking-out and parade uniforms shall be provided in addition to the field-service uniform for each non-commissioned officer and private of the Territorial Army; and that adjutants and sergeant instructors from the Regular Army shall be attached to each unit.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. HALDANE,) Haddington

If the hon. and gallant Member will kindly refer to the Paper recently laid upon the Table (Cd. 3369) he will find a statement of the expense of all items which may † See (4) Debates, clxxiv., 575. ‡ See (4) Debates, clxxiv., 1158–9. have to be added to the original estimate of the cost of the Territorial Forces.