27. Lieut.-Colonel Sir Cuthbert Head-lamasked the Secretary of State for War how many senior officers of the Auxiliary Territorial Service have been removed, a result of Auxiliary Territorial Service senior officers' courses?
§ The Financial Secretary to the War Office (Mr. Richard Law)None, Sir. It is not the object of these courses to weed out unsuitable officers, but to give instruction to suitable ones.
§ Sir C. HeadlamDoes not my hon. Friend think that it might be of some use to have these courses, if they were a real test of the ability of the officer?
§ Mr. LawThere is already a procedure for getting rid of unsuitable officers, and that is by the production of an adverse report. I do not think there is need for any additional procedure.