§ 29. Mr. BILLINGasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether anti- 1094 aircraft gun practice carried out with blank cartridge for the purpose of testing the recoil mechanism of the guns is the only practice whereby the efficiency of gun crews is attained; and whether, in view of the increasing likelihood of the employment of these men under active service conditions, he will take steps to ensure that not only gun crews in London but those in the provinces are afforded opportunities for full instruction and practice?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative; with regard to the latter part, all the measures suggested are in operation and have been so for a considerable time past. This applies to all gun detachments irrespective of whether they are stationed in London or elsewhere.