57. Sir GILBERT PARKERasked the Secretary of State for War whether an officer of the Kent Royal Garrison Artillery can never attain a higher rank and command than major commanding a single company of from 112 to 165 men; and whether under existing regulations an officer of the West Kent Regiment of 635 Infantry may look forward to commanding eventually a battalion of 1,000 men, with the rank and pay of lieutenant-colonel?
§ Mr. TENNANTThe hon. Member's assumptions are in substance correct.