HC Deb 30 November 1937 vol 329 c1858
13. Major Whiteley

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will take an early opportunity to make a statement as to the part which the Territorial Army is intended to play in the national defence system?

Mr. Hore-Belisha

The Territorial Army is intended to provide the first line in anti-aircraft and coast defence at home, and further to serve where it may be required at home or abroad, not in drafts but in its own units and formations.

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