§ MR. SEARS () CheltenhamI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he has considered the case of the many capable and efficient men whose careers, after serving for many years in the Volunteer Forces, will be cut short under the rearrangements consequent on the carrying out of the new Territorial Army scheme, before completing the full term of years entitling them to the long service medal; and what he proposes to do to save these men the double disappointment consequent on their disbandment and the loss of their medals.
§ MR. HALDANEI have not lost sight of the case of the men who do not propose to continue in the service, and who may therefore be unable to complete the period necessary to qualify for the grant of the medal. It is intended to meet this point by special regulations which are now under consideration.