§ Mr. WARINGasked the Secretary of State for War whether he was aware that the authorities in the Scottish command had disallowed the claim of a trooper in the Lothians and Border Horse for compensation for injuries to his horse when riding to camp in uniform; whether there had been other disallowances of the same kind; and on what grounds such disallowances were made?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Mr. Haldane)Paragraphs 660 to 662 of the Territorial Force Regulations lay down the conditions under which compensation for injuries to horses can be granted, and in the case of a man on his way to camp paragraph 680 (a) lays down that he must 1192 be with a detachment under the command of an officer or non-commissioned officer not below the rank of sergeant. Claims for compensation are decided by the general officer commanding-in-chief.
Sir GILBERT PARKERHas the question of the efficiency or inefficiency of the men concerned nothing whatever to do with the matter
§ Mr. HALDANEI do not see what. that has to do with this question. I have merely read the regulations which lay down the conditions for compensation for injuries.