§ 42. Mr. WHYTEasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office if there has 196 been any improvement in recruiting for the Territorial Army Since his intimation that summer camps would again be held this year; and will he state how far the figures are now short of establishment?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Duff Cooper)Yes, Sir. The announcement regarding Territorial Army camps was made in January last, and the intake of recruits for the first four months of this year was 14,005 compared with 4,793 for the corresponding period last year. On 1st May, the deficiency in the recruiting establishment of the Territorial Army was 32,402.