§ Major ASTORasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether it is proposed to return boys of eighteen and a half to England to complete their training if and when sufficient reinforcements arrive in France?
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§ Mr. MACPHERSONAs I informed my hon. and gallant Friend yesterday, no lads have been sent to France unless they have completed sufficient training to enable them to take their place in the firing line. In view of this, the question of completing their training in this country does not arise, but I can assure him that the position of these lads will always receive the careful and sympathetic consideration of the military authorities when the opportunity arises.