§ Mr. NIELDasked the Under-Secretary for,War whether, having regard to the prevailing sense of hardship consequent upon the change of attitude of the Department towards lads' brigades who are not able to become cadet corps affiliated to the Territorial Army, he will circulate with the Votes a Memorandum stating when and for what reason the departmental attitude was changed, and the number of corps affected by the decision, and to whom the use of carbines and the privilege of inspection by Army officers in uniform has been refused?
§ Colonel SEELYAs the House has already been informed of the reasons for the policy of the Government towards the lads' brigades I am afraid I cannot undertake to circulate a memorandum on the subject. There is no official information to show the number of corps affected by the decision.