§ Mr. HUNTasked the Secretary of State for War whether the Government was willing to pay the whole of the necessary expenses of the Territorial Army, or whether he expected some of those expenses to be supplied by voluntary subscriptions?
§ Mr. HALDANEUnder Section III. (1) of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act, the Army Council is to pay to an association out of money voted by Parliament for 871 Army Services, such sums as, in the opinion of the Army Council, are required to meet the necessary expenditure connected with the exercise and discharge by the association of its powers and duties. I have every intention of observing the law.
§ Mr. HUNTDoes the right hon. Gentleman expect that voluntary subscriptions will be added to help the Territorial Army?
§ Mr. HALDANEI have already said that under the terms of the Act of Parliament we are prepared to provide the whole of the expense, and are so doing.