§ MR. MOORE (Armagh, N.)On behalf of the hon. Member for Mid. Antrim, I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War what are the reasons which have led to the decision that the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, withdrawn from South Africa, shall be quartered at Brighton; and whether having regard to the fact that in recent years Ireland has been deprived of three regiments of cavalry, and also that in the Cork district there is no regiment of cavalry to manœuvre with artillery and infantry, so as to ensure proper combined training with the troops, arrangements can be made for stationing this Irish cavalry regiment at Cahir or Ballincollig.
§ MR. HALDANEBrighton was selected for this regiment as it was considered the most suitable station. As regards Ireland, it is true that thirteen years ago there were six cavalry regiments there. It has been found necessary to station some of the Field Artillery Brigades quartered in Ireland at Cahir and Ballincollig. There are therefore no barracks available for cavalry in the Cork district.