§ 29. Sir BERTRAM FALLEasked the Secretary of State for War the number of recruits in the years 1925–26 and 1164 1926–27 who were reported illiterate, and the definition of that term as used in the Army?
§ Commodore KINGThe term "illiterate" is not now applied to any class of recruit. A table showing the educational attainments of recruits enlisted during the year ended 30th September, 1926, is given on page 76 of the General Annual Report on the British Army for 1926. Figures for 1926–27 are not yet available, but they will be included in the Report for 1927.