§ MR. DU CROS (Hastings)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that officers who have been serving in the Territorial Forces of the South Midland District since January last have not yet been gazetted, and have not yet received the outfit allowance to which they are entitled; and whether he will take the steps necessary to have these points attended to without further delay.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) I am aware that a certain number of officers of the South Midland Division have not yet been gazetted; but as I have already explained to the House, the gazetting of officers of the Territorial Force, an intricate and tedious operation, is being pushed on as rapidly as possible. As regards the outfit allowance, this grant is made to officers when approved by the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief. Perhaps the hon. Member will inform me of the particular cases to which he refers.