§ 101. Mr. OUTHWAITEasked whether British soldiers are sent to work on farms in France; and, if so, what additional pay, if any, they receive?
§ Mr. FORSTERWe have no information on this subject.
§ Mr. OUTHWAITEWill the hon. Gentleman cause inquiries to be made? I think the suggestion that this should be done was made recently by an hon. and gallant Member on the other side of the House.
§ Mr. FORSTERI will look into it. I am reluctant to trouble the Commander in France with any unnecessary inquiries at the present moment; but I will not lose sight of the matter.
§ 102. Mr. RAMSAY MACDONALDasked the Secretary of State for War on how many occasions soldiers have been sent in working parties' to work for private employers otherwise than in agriculture?
§ Mr. FORSTERSubject to the rules laid down by the War Office, the arrangements for military working parties are made by the General Officers Commanding-in-Chief in the various Commands. The information asked for could not be obtained without very considerable trouble.