HC Deb 03 March 1925 vol 181 cc234-5
50. Sir R. HAMILTON

asked the Prime Minister whether, with a view to increased security and greater economy, he is prepared to consider the co-ordination of the defence forces of the country under a Ministry of Defence?

The PRIME MINISTER

The question of the co-ordination of the Services was exhaustively inquired into in 192:3 by a Sub-Committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence under the Chairmanship of Lord Salisbury, and the Report was presented to Parliament (Cmd. 2029). That Report has been put into operation, and it is not considered desirable to reopen the question.