HC Deb 15 March 1927 vol 203 cc1820-1
14. Lieut.-Colonel HOWARD-BURY

asked the Secretary of State for War what were the number of staff officers employed at the War Office in 1914 and in 1927?

Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANS

The number of military officers employed at the War Office in 1914 was 174. The present number is 244.