§ Mr. BOTTOMLEYasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the South-Eastern and Chatham Railway Company recently refused to grant cheap tickets to officers of the Special Reserve and Territorial Forces on the warrant which is issued to Regular officers entitling them to travel at reduced rates for weekend training, on the ground that they are not a part of the Regular forces; and whether, in view of the repeated declaration that officers of the Special Reserve are part of the Regular forces, he will make representations to the railway company upon the subject?
§ Mr. HALDANEMy hon. Friend is apparently alluding to the special concession made to Regular officers in the matter of week-end tickets when attending a course of instruction at Hythe. The question of extending this concession to Special Reserve and Territorial officers has been referred to the Railway Clearing House Superintendents' Conference for their consideration.