HC Deb 26 October 1908 vol 194 c1600
CAPTAIN CRAIG (Down, E.)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if he can state what success has attended his recent appeal to the unemployed to join the new Territorial Force; how many men have presented themselves for enlistment; how many have been accepted; and how many of these are under seventeen years of age.

MR. HALDANE

May I venture to point out to the hon. and gallant Member that my so-called appeal referred to the Special Reserve and not to the Territorial Force. The figures for the last fortnight show an improvement of 200 each week over the figures for the corresponding weeks of last year. No figures as regards ages are reported weekly.