HC Deb 25 April 1939 vol 346 cc973-4W
Mr. W. R. Duckworth

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he can make a general statement on the policy of his Department on the subject of grant- ing commissions in the Territorial Army to those schoolboys who have been trained in the various Officers' Training Corps?

Mr. Hore-Belisha

Ex-cadets of the Officers Training Corps (Junior Division) are eligible for appointment to commissions in the Territorial Army, special regard being given to those who, in the absence of vacancies for commissions, have already joined the ranks. Preference will, as a rule, be given to those in possession of Certificates "A" or "B," or Officers' Qualification Certificates.

Mr. W. R. Duckworth

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider, as part of his publicity campaign for the increase of the Territorial Army, the local publication, either as an advertisement or otherwise of leading local firms of employers who offer satisfactory terms to their employés who join the Territorial Army?

Mr. Hore-Belisha

Publication of the nature suggested does take place from time to time.