§ Mr. SITCHasked the Secretary of State for War whether orders have been issued not to demobilise men in France belonging to the Royal Army Veterinary Corps; whether he is aware that many of these men belonged to the original Expeditionary Force, with two and three wound stripes; whether their work in disposing of the horses is being rapidly completed; and if he will issue instructions for the immediate release of those who are eligible?
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§ Mr. CHURCHILLI would refer to the answer given to my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Henley on Tuesday last, to the effect that men of the corps referred to who are eligible for demobilisation under the Regulations at present in force are being demobilised as the exigencies of the Service permit, and subject to the liability to retention for the military machinery of demobilisation until they can be relieved or their services dispensed with.