HC Deb 26 February 1924 vol 170 cc231-2
33. Lieut.-Colonel CAMPION

asked the Secretary of State for War whether the transfer of the Senior Officers' School from Woking to Sheerness is to be permanent?

Mr. WALSH

The transfer of the Senior Officers' School from Woking to Sheerness must be considered a temporary measure for the present.

Major WHELER

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that there is a very large amount of barrack accommodation at Sheerness, and will he see that it is used for schools of this sort?

Mr. WALSH

When the Woking School is moved to Sheerness, it will be accommodated in a portion of the barracks which are now occupied by the Royal Garrison Artillery.

Major WHELER

May I ask whether the right hon. Gentleman is aware that the OFFICIAL REPORT. AS regards the second part, I much regret that I am not in a position to give the statistics asked for. Owing to the volume and complexity of the particulars in question, they have not yet been reduced to statistical form. The Official History of the War, Medical Services, Hygiene of the War, Volume II, gives a good deal of general information as to small-pox in Mesopotamia and elsewhere.

Following are the figures:

there is a considerable amount of other spare barrack accommodation which might be profitably utilised by schools of this sort?

Mr. WALSH

The Department has made the best disposal of the space available, and the best consideration is being given to it.

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