§ Mr. BRODIEasked the Secretary of State for War whether county associations had the right to refuse leave for a portion or the whole of the 15 days' training in camp which it is intended that yeomen should undergo provided that they were recommended for leave of absence by their commanding officers; and whether, in cases where it is impossible for business reasons for men to remain 15 days in camp, though they are willing and anxious to remain for eight or nine, it was intended that they should be compelled to buy their discharge?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Mr. Haldane)County Associations are not concerned with the granting of leave from camp. This is a matter for commanding officers of units to deal with under the instructions they may receive from the local military authorities. Nothing is known of any cases having arisen of the nature alluded to in the last part of the question.