§ Sir SAMUEL SCOTTasked the Secretary of State for War what is the number of officers deficient in the Special Reserve, giving their respective ranks; and what is the number of non-commissioned officers and men deficient in the Special Reserve.
§ Mr. HALDANEThe figures are as follows:—
Arm of the Service. Lieut.-Cols. Majors. Captains. Lieuts. 2nd Lieuts. N.C.O.'s and Men. Establishment. Strength. Deficiency. Establishment. Strength. Deficiency. Establishment. Strength. Deficiency. Establishment. Strength. Deficiency. Establishment. Strength. Deficiency. Establishment. Strength. Deficiency. Cavalry (unattached) … … … … … … … … 1 … … … … … 8 … … … … Clavery Irish Horse … 2 2 … 10 10 … 8 8 … 10 11 … 16 11 5 886 709 177 Royal Field Artillery … … … … … … … … 70 … … 30 … … 37 … 12,000* 7,538 4,462 Royal Garrison Artillery … 2 2 … 3 3 … 15 15 … 15 10 5 8 4 4 1,440 891 549 Royal Garrison Artillery (unattached) … … … … … … … … 1 … … 2 … … 5 … … … … Royal Engineers† … 2 2 … 2 6 … 7 9 … 14 16 … 12 12‡ … 1,200‡ 1,242 … Royal Engineers (unattached) … … … … … 4 … … 14 … … 13 … … 42‡ … … … … Infantry … 101 111§ … 128 155 … 536 633 … 1,107 280 827 808 278 530 58,588 55,823 2,765 Army Service Corps† … … … … … … … … … … … 1 … … 10 … 1,000† 211 789 Royal Army Medical Corps† … … … … … 3 … … 17 … … 36 … … … … 1,000† 991 9 Army Veterinary Corps … … … … … … … … … … … 1 … … … … 50 1 49 Totals (shewing net deficiency) … 107 117§ … 143 181 … 566 768 … 1,146 400 746 844 407† 437 76,164 67,406 8,758 *Provisional Establishment, which will eventually be reduced to 6,000. † In addition to the Establishments shown for these Corps, Establishments have been allotted for Special Reservists supernumerary to the Territorial Force, culled category B. of the Special Reserve, which is now in process of formation. ‡ These figures include 5 officers with units, and 28 unattached officers, on probation. § Includes 10 officers on the Unattached List. ¶The total Establishment will eventually be reduced by 6,000 in accordance with the first footnote.