§ Mr. W. YOUNG (by Private Notice)asked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether considerable and often large drafts of men en route for France, coming, in many cases, from long distances, are compelled, for reasons known to the military authorities, to break their journey at Blairgowrie; whether he is aware that hitherto no adequate provision has been made for feeding the men during their stay at the place mentioned; whether their pay is stopped for the time being, and consequently they have no money to buy food; whether the military authorities allege that men going long distances should be provided with rations, but whether, in fact, this is not done; and will he take steps to fix the responsibility for the neglect, and to ensure that it is not repeated?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI am having inquiries made at once.