§ 19. Mr. BROCKLEBANKasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office the relative strength of the armies of France, Italy, Japan, and the United States of America, compared with that of the British Army, in 1913 and 1931?
§ Mr. COOPERI will, with my hon. Friend's permission circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT such figures as are available.
§ Following for the figures:
§ The latest published information regarding the numbers of foreign armies will be found in the Armaments Year Book published by the League of Nations. The British Army figure for 1931 is 147,764.
§ The figures for 1913 are as follow:
| France | … | 725,000 | (a) |
| Italy | … | 250,000 | |
| Japan | … | 234,000 | |
| United States of America | … | 92,000 | |
| British Army | … | 181,233 | (b) |
§ (a) Excluding Gendarmerie and Garde Republicaine.
§ (b) Excluding additional numbers (3,300), Royal Flying Corps (1,005) and Central Flying School (62).