HC Deb 25 March 1935 vol 299 cc1591-2W
Lieut.-Colonel LLEWELLIN

asked the Financial Secretary to the War Office what sum of money the War Office received during the financial year 1933–34 as its share of the sub-letting of Territorial drill halls?

UNITS OF THE BRITISH ARMY AT HOME HAVING A COUNTERPART IN INDIA IN WHICH THE ORGANISATION DIFFERS.
HOME. INDIA.
CAVALRY OF THE LINE.
Regimental Headquarters (4 Tickers machine guns, 2 Lewis guns). Regimental Headquarters (4 Tickers Berthier machine guns).
3 Sabre Squadrons (each of 3 troops). 3 Sabre Squadrons (each of 4 troops and 4 Tickers Berthier machine guns).
ROYAL ARTILLERY.
Field Brigade:
Brigade Headquarters. Brigade Headquarters.
3 Batteries—each of four 18-pdr. guns. 2 Batteries—each of four (or six) 18-pdr. guns.
1 Battery of four 4.5-in. howitzers. 2 Batteries—each of four (or six) 4.5-in. howitzers.
Medium Brigade:
Brigade Headquarters. Brigade Headquarters.
1 Battery of four 60-pdr. guns. 1 Battery of four 60-pdr. guns.
3 Batteries—each of four 6-in. howitzers. 2 Batteries—each of six 6-in. howitzers.
Anti-Aircraft Battery:
Battery Headquarters. Battery Headquarters.
2 sections—each of four 3-in. 20-cwt. guns. 4 sections—each of two 3-in. 20-cwt. guns.
1 section of four Lewis guns.
(Note.—Lewis gun sections will shortly be withdrawn from A.A. Batteries at Home and be organised to form a separate A.A. Machine Gun Battery in each A.A. Brigade.)
INFANTRY OF THE LINE.
Headquarter Wing (4 anti-tank weapons 2 Lewis guns). Headquarter Wing.
Support Company (1 platoon of 2 mortars 2 platoons—each of 4 machine guns). Support Company (3 platoons—each of 4 machine guns).
3 Rifle Companies (4 platoons—each of 4 sections with 2 Lewis guns). 3 Rifle Companies (4 platoons—each of 4 sections with Lewis gun).
ROYAL TANK CORPS.
Light Tank Company;
Company Headquarters (3 tanks). Company Headquarters (4 tanks).
3 Sections—each of 5 tanks. 3 sections—each of 7 tanks.
(These form part of an Army Tank Battalion and a Light Tank Battalion.)
With regard to Armoured Car Units—
At home there is a Cavalry Armoured Car Regiment, but in India there are 5 Armoured Car Companies, Royal Tank Corps. The organisation of these units is as under:—
Cavalry Armoured Car Regiment: Armoured Car Company:
Regimental Headquarters (2 armoured cars).
3 Squadrons—each of Headquarters and 3 Troops with 12 armoured cars. Headquarters and 3 Sections with 16 armoured cars.

Mr. HACKING

Approximately £13,000.