§ EARL WINTERTON (Sussex, Horsham)To ask the Secretary of State for War how many Territorial artillery units are still short of their complement of guns, and what is the total number of guns required and the total number issued.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) 154 units are still short of their full complement of guns, twenty-eight having received their full supply. 728 guns are required and 330 have been issued. In addition, seventy-eight 12-pounder breech-loading field guns have been issued for training pending the completion of the 15-pounder equipment. The batteries will be fully equipped with guns by the end of this financial year.