§ 14. Lieut.-Colonel RUGGLES-BRISEasked the Secretary of State for War whether the withdrawal by the War Office of the official recognition hitherto accorded to cadet corps will debar members of such corps who may be in possession of certificate A from counting the marks attaching to such certificate towards the entrance examinations for the Navy, Army, and Air Force; and, if so, what steps he proposes to take to ensure that members of cadet corps in possession of certificate A will not be placed at a disadvantage compared with boys who have received the same certificate in officers' training corps?
§ Mr. SHAWThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative, and the second part does not, therefore, arise.
§ Lieut.-Colonel RUGGLES-BRISEIs the position that certificates received by members of cadet corps will rank equally with certificates obtained by cadets in officers' training corps?
§ Mr. SHAWThe position is that certificate A, which has already been granted, will occupy the same position and have the same force as previously.
§ Lieut.-Colonel RUGGLES-BRISEDoes the right hon. Gentleman mean that members of cadet corps who may obtain Certificate A in the future will be allowed to count their marks? That is the point.