§ MR. MOND (Chester)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the Army Order, by which Volunteers of over sixteen years service who have transferred to the Territorial Force will not receive the Volunteer long-service medal, is causing dissatisfaction to many Volunteers who have transferred and is deterring others from transferring; and whether he can see his way to so modify the Order as to permit Volunteers of more than sixteen years service to obtain the Volunteer long service medal, to which they have been looking forward during many years.
§ MR. HALDANEAs I informed the House yesterday, it has been decided that Volunteers of sixteen years service who have joined the Territorial Force may have the option of being considered either for the long service medal or the new efficiency medal.
§ THE SECRETAEY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. HALDANE,) HaddingtonThe figures, which are too many to read out, will be printed with the Votes and Proceedings.
§ Appended to are the figures referred to—