§ 1. Wing-Commander Jamesasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether, in view of the recent experience in the Middle East and in certain foreign countries, he will call to the attention of the Government of India the extravagance and loss of efficiency that ensues from mechanising too large a part of a mobile force, and point out to them the need for retaining an adequate proportion of cavalry in the Indian Army?
§ The Under-Secretary of State for India (Lieut.-Colonel Muirhead)The experience gained in the Middle East and foreign 756 countries has been taken into consideration by the Government of India in formulating their policy concerning mechanisation.
§ Wing-Commander JamesWill my hon. and gallant Friend bear in mind that the Government of India will not have available the considerable forces of mounted yeomanry on whom the War Office are, apparently, relying to make good the deficiency that they have created?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MuirheadI will certainly take note of what my hon. and gallant Friend says.