§ 29. Mr. JOHN WARDasked the Secretary of State for War whether he has received the Report of Sir Edward Ward's Committee on the subject of the industrial education and employment of discharged soldiers; whether he can state the date on which the Report was signed; and for what purpose, if any, he is delaying the issue of the Report as a Parliamentary Paper?
Mr. BAKERThis Report, which is dated 29th January last, has been received and, as has already been explained to the House, it is not intended to issue it until Sir Matthew Nathan's Committee, to which it has been referred, has made its Report.
§ Mr. JOHN WARDAre we to understand that the Committee is really purposely delaying this Report being issued—and understood—to the public and the Members of this House?