§ 34 Lieut.-Colonel JAMESasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office (1) whether pre-War military dress is to be re-introduced into the Army; if so, whether he is able to state the estimated cost of such clothing for each arm of the service, without taking into account" existing stocks of cloth contracted for at pre-War rates and actually in the possession of the military authorities;
(2) Whether, in the event of officers being ordered to purchase and wear uniforms of pre-War patterns and material other than khaki, the War Office intends to pay an adequate outfit allowance to those compelled to purchase such outfit; whether a maintenance allowance for the periodical renewal of such uniform will be paid and, if so, the amount of such allowances for the different branches of the service; and whether he is able to state the average cost of a complete full-dress uniform under present conditions if such uniform is purchased from one of the recognised military tailors and outfitters?
§ Sir A. WILLIAMSONThe whole subject is still receiving careful consideration, and I regret that I cannot at present make any announcement on the matter.