§ Mr. NOEL BUXTONasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the fact that there are many cases of members of His Majesty's Forces in France who have not had any Home leave for six, nine, and in some instances twelve months, instructions will be given to commanding officers to make, where possible, such arrangements as will permit of men who have been at the front for six months or over being granted, as far as possible, a short periodical term of leave in order to visit their homes?
§ Mr. TENNANTI cannot, I fear, undertake to interfere with the discretion of the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief in regard to the grant of leave to officers and men under his command. If there are men who have not had leave for twelve months, that must be due to special circumstances, and should not be taken to mean that the claims of such men have not come up for consideration.