§ Mr. CARR-GOMMasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will cause some inquiry to be made into the regulations affecting the grant of the Territorial decoration, with a view to their amendment in such a way as to allow some period of service in the ranks to count for the qualification for this medal?
§ Colonel SEELYParagraph 515 of the Territorial Force Regulations allows half of any time during which an officer of the Territorial Force may have served on the active list in the ranks of the force or in the ranks of the Yeomanry Cavalry, Imperial Yeomanry or Volunteer Force, after attaining the age of seventeen, to count as qualifying service towards the twenty years' service required.
§ Mr. WATTasked the Secretary of State for War what were the numbers of officers and men, respectively, of the old Volunteer Force in the last year of its existence; and what are the corresponding figures for the Territorial Force for the latest year available?
§ Colonel SEELYThe comparative figures are as follows:—
Yeomanry and Volunteers.—On 1st October, 1907:Officers, 9,211; non commissioned officers and men,268,029.
Territorial Force.—On 1st January, 1913: Officers, 9,283; noncommissioned officers and men, 254,030.