HC Deb 25 April 1910 vol 17 cc214-5W
Mr. PATRICK WHITE

asked the Secretary of State for War if he will state how many civilian medical officers are at present engaged, or likely to be engaged, in the Belfast district in connection with the annual Militia training; will he state the particular localities to which they are attached; how many Army medical officers are there in the same district; and what is the respective cost of Army and civilian officers for the same period?

Mr. HALDANE

There are no civilian medical officers at present engaged in connection with the annual training of the Special Reserve in the Belfast District, but about fourteen will probably be required to assist in the medical examination of the men on their assembly for training. This duty will occupy from one to two days in each case, and is paid for at the rate of a guinea a day. There are seventeen Army medical officers at present serving in the Belfast District, and their employment with the Special Reserve will not entail any extra cost on the public.