Mr. Vaneasked the Secretary of State for War why the release of dental officers is so far behind the general level of release in the Army; and what steps he is taking to bring them in line with officers in other trades.
§ Mr. BellengerThe Army Dental Service has not enough dental officers to meet its commitments. I regret, therefore, that it will not be possible to bring the release of dental officers into line with that of officers of other arms until considerably more replacements become available from newly qualified dental surgeons.