§ MR. WATT (Glasgow, College)To ask the Secretary of State for War, whether he is aware that in many cases of young officers joining Scottish regiments, where they have actually placed their orders for outfits with military tailors-in Scotland, pressure is brought to bear on them by the adjutants of the regiments-they are about to join to have their uniforms, &c., made in London, and that such pressure leads to cancelment of the Scottish orders and also to the subsequent orders from these officers in many cases going to London; and whather he will take steps to prevent the continuance of this practice.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) The selection of a tailor by a young officer on appointment to the Army is left to his discretion. No case of pressure such as is indicated in the Question has been brought to the notice of the Secretary of State, but he would certainly deprecate any such pressure being exercised.