§ Captain CLIVEasked the Secretary of State for War if he will consider the possibility of allowing past Militia and Regular service to count towards the twenty years necessary to qualify for the long-service decoration granted to officers in the Territorial Forces?
§ Mr. HALDANEPast Regular and Militia service was not permitted to reckon towards the long-service decoration for volunteer officers, and there does not appear to be any good reason for allowing such service to reckon in the case of Territorial officers.