HC Deb 07 May 1908 vol 188 c394
MR. BOWLES (Lambeth, Norwood)

To ask the Secretary of State for War if he will state by what statutory authority the Army Council exists.

(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) The Army Council is created by the prerogative of the Sovereign exercised through Letters Patent, and the powers and responsibilities of its various members are defined in Order in Council.