§ 10. Mr. HUGH LAWasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether any steps have been taken with a view to the reduction of officers' expenses after demobilisation, having especial regard to the fact that during the War many men have obtained commissions in regiments in which a high rate of expenditure has hitherto been considered necessary?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Forster)The importance of this point is recognised, and it will not be lost sight of; but I do not 1106 think any definite announcement can be made until we know more definitely what the post-war Army will be.