§ Colonel WEDGWOODasked the Undersecretary of State for War whether any arrangements have been made or are contemplated for giving leave home to British soldiers in Palestine who have been absent from this country since June, 1915?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONAs I stated yesterday in a written reply to a question by my hon. Friend the Member for Mile 901W End, the facilities for transportation govern the limitation of all leave granted to the troops serving in Egypt. I can, however, assure my hon. and gallant Friend that everything possible, consistent with the military situation, is being done to increase the numbers to whom leave is granted, and I know that the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief gives preference to those who have been longest without leave.