§ Colonel GREIGasked the Secretary of State for War, with reference to his statement in the Memorandum relating to the Army Estimates, 1911–12, that commanders of mounted and infantry brigades of the Territorial Force will, as a rule, henceforward be Regular officers of the rank of colonel or lieutenant-colonel, appointed 564W from the half-pay list, but that Territorial officers and Regular officers on retired pay will continue to be eligible, will he state how many of the officers who now hold these appointments complete their tenure of them on 1st June next, and of them how many are Territorial officers and Regular officers on retired pay, respectively; how many have applied for the extension of their period of command under paragraph 60 of the Regulations for the Territorial Force, and in how many cases will such extensions be granted; and, of fresh appointments to be made, how many will be filled by Regular officers on the half-past list, by Regular officers on retired pay, and by Territorial officers respectively?
§ Mr. HALDANETwelve commanders of Territorial Force Brigades complete their tenure on the 31st May, of whom three are Volunteer officers, eight are ex-Regulars on retired pay, and one is a Regular officer on the Active List. Five of these officers have applied for extensions, but it has been decided to refuse them, as it is proposed to appoint Regular officers from the half-pay list to all these vacancies.