§ MR. G. GOOCH (Bath)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the assertion that his policy of Army reduction has turned thousands of men into the streets; and whether he can inform the House how many men belonging to the disbanded units have been dismissed from the Army.
§ MR. HALDANEI am aware that some highly mendacious statements to this effect have been recently made. No men belonging to the disbanded units were dismissed from the Army. Those who did not complete their service in their units were either posted or voluntarily transferred to other units or transferred to the Reserve at their own 740 request on guarantee of obtaining employment.