MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINEasked the Secretary of State for War whether he can state the number of horses required by the Cavalry Division, exclusive of transport, upon mobilisation?
§ Mr. HALDANEThe total number of horses that will be required by the Cavalry Division, riding, draught, and pack, exclusive of transport, to complete on mobilisation, is 3,154.
MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINEasked the Secretary of State for War whether he can state how many trained horses between the ages of six and fourteen, inclusive, there are at the present moment in the Cavalry Division; and how many horses there are in the United Kingdom available as a reserve or to fill up vacancies on mobilisation which fulfil the above conditions, and which are not at present in any unit that does not compose part of the Cavalry Division?
§ Mr. HALDANEThe number of trained horses in the Cavalry Division between the ages of six and fourteen inclusive is 4,592. The number of riding horses available as a reserve,i.e., registered horses, is 2,617. This figure does not include the horses of any units not in the Cavalry Division.