§ 12. Lord APSLEYasked the Secretary of State for War whether any of the yeomanry armoured car companies are to be equipped with Carden-Lloyd armoured machine-gun carriers; and whether he is now in a position to state when the obsolete Peerless type of armoured car will be replaced by a vehicle capable of more efficient and economical performance?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSNo, Sir. The carrier is not suitable for an armoured car unit. As regards the second part of the question, although I regret that financial circumstances do not yet permit the provision of modern armoured cars for the Territorial Army Armoured Car Companies, it is proposed to equip each of these units during 1929 with two six-wheeled lorries, which will be increased to four for the annual training period.
§ Lord APSLEYArising out of that reply, may I ask whether it may be taken that all the yeomanry armoured car companies will remain armoured car companies?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSMy Noble Friend must not read that into my answer.