§ Mr. HAMERSLEYI beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for War whether ho is aware that in a number of districts throughout Great Britain no organisation exists for encouraging recruiting by publication and bill posting; and whether, in view of the most excellent work done throughout the London area by the Publicity Department under the control of the chief recruiting officer, he will take steps to extend the authority of that Department to cover the whole of Great Britain, so that the numerous applications which are being made for information, in the shape of printed matter, can be supplied without loss of time?
§ Mr. TENNANTThere is no district in the United Kingdom which does not form part of a definite recruiting area, and the recruiting officer responsible for such area has authority to take all measures he considers necessary for circulating printed matter and for giving publicity in other ways to recruiting requirements within his area.
Mr. DEPUTY-SPEAKERI have a number of questions of which private notice has been given, and I propose to call them in alphabetical order.