31. Mr. ERSKINEasked the Secretary of State for War whether the married 233 quarters at Wiesbaden are of equal comfort and convenience to those at Cologne; whether he can say for how long the occupation of Wiesbaden is contemplated; and if any reduction of the Army of Occupation is likely to take place in the near future?
§ Captain KINGThere has not been time enough yet to judge how the married quarters at Wiesbaden compare with those at Cologne as regards comfort and convenience. As regards the second part of the question, I cannot add anything to the reply given by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to a question by the hon. Member on the 18th November. As regards the third part, a reduction of the British Army of Occupation by one infantry battalion and a battery of medium artillery is contemplated.