§ Mr. CAUTLEYasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the 24th Battalion of the Rifle Brigade has been in India for more than three years; that it is composed mainly of men voluntarily enlisted at or immediately after the commencement of the War; and that it contains between 400 and 500 men over 643W forty-one years of age, of whom the majority are over forty-five, many over fifty, and some even over sixty years of age; is he aware that the large majority of these men are married and have families and that a considerable number have situations at home that have been kept open for them; and whether, in the interests of justice, he can take immediate steps to bring these men home before the hot season commences?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLI would refer my hon. Friend to the full statement, regarding the withdrawal of the personnel of the Territorial units from India and the Far East, which I made on the 25th February, in reply to questions asked by my right hon. Friend the Member for South Molton and my hon. Friend the Member for Brecon and Radnor.