§ MR. GODFREY BARING (Isle of Wight)To ask the Secretary of State for War what is the existing number of battalions of Regular infantry on the Home, Indian, and Colonial establishments, respectively; what are the the peace and war establishments of a battalion in each category; and with this establishment what would be the number of infantry soldiers in the Army Reserve, irrespective of Special Reservists, on 1st January, 1920.
§ (Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) At the end of the trooping season there Will be seventy-four battalions at home, twenty-two in the Colonies and Egypt, and fifty-two in India. The peace establishments (excluding officers) are—
| Home | 777 |
| Colonies and Egypt | 904 |
| India | 1,004 |
| and the war establishments are— | |
| Home | 979 |
| Colonies and Egypt | 979 |
| India | 816 |
§ These figures are exclusive of the details left at the base, amounting to 104.
| Great Britain. | |||
| Military Expenditure (Army Votes and Loans), 1899–1900 to 1908–9. | |||
| — | Peace Expenditure, including Loans.* | War Expenditure | Total |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| 1899–1900 | 21,317,399 | 22,790,000 | 44,107,399 |
| 1900–1 | 27,163,671 | 65,261,000 | 92,424,671 |
| 1901–2 | 30,033,605 | 64,132,300 | 94,165,905 |
| 1902–3 | 30,101,623 | 40,146,900 | 70,248,523 |
| 1903–4 | 34,411,334 | 5,241,700 | 39,653,034 |
| 1904–5 | 31,147,183 | 412,455 | 31,559,638 |
| 1905–6 | 29,129,574 | — | 29,129,574 |
| 1906–7 | 28,365,987 | — | 28,365,987 |
| 1907–8 (Estimate) | 27,326,718 | — | 27,326,718 |
| 1908–9 (Estimate) | 27,109,101 | — | 27,109,101 |
| * i. e., Loan expenditure and interest on loans. |
| Germany. | |
| Military Expenditure for 1899–1900 to 1908–9. | |
| (Includes the Votes for Military Administration, Pensions, Tribunals, East Asian Detachment, and Colonial Forces.) | |
| Year. | Estimates. |
| £ | |
| 1899–1900 | 36,348,438* |
| 1900–1 | 37,887,872 |
| 1901–2 | 44,522,011 |
| 1902–3 | 40,833,306 |
| 1903–4 | 38,818,105 |
| 1904–5 | 42,736,259 |
| 1905–6 | 45,013,226 |
| 1906–7 | 49 881,790 |
| 1907–8 | 49,297,331 |
| 1908–9 | 51,437,636 |
| * Colonial Estimates not shown here, not being available. |
§ Assuming that no further changes in establishments and terms of service are made, the Reserve on 1st January, 1920, would be at about the normal, i.e., 63,370.