§ Mr. Denvilleasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will give encouragement to the recruitment of soldiers in popular local units, such as the Tyne-side Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and Jewish battalions, etc., thereby keeping friends together instead of scattering them under the present system?
§ Mr. Hore-BelishaIf men voluntarily enlist together, they are likely to be able to remain together. Every effort is made to keep men in local units, but, as they have to be distributed according to various grades of qualifications and to the requirements of various arms of the Service, this is not always possible.