§ Mr. HORNEasked how many members of the National Reserve in Class I. have joined the Colours, either in the Special Reserve or other corps, and have received the £10 allowance due to men in Class I.; how many members of the National Reserve in Class II. have joined the Colours and received the allowance of £5 due to them; how many members of the National Reserve have entered the Regular and Territorial Forces, either as instructors or members of National Reserve companies in Territorial units; how many members 41W of the National Reserve have been called out for the purpose of guarding railway lines, vulnerable points such as powder factories, bridges, etc., and prisoners on ships or on land; how many members of the National Reserve have enlisted in the ordinary way, either in Regular or Territorial units; how many men were there on the county registers of the National Reserve on the 1st August, 1914; and how many men remain on the National Reserve registers in the various counties who are not engaged in military duties?
Mr. BAKERIt would not be desirable to publish some of the information for which the hon. Member asks, and in any case great labour would be involved in preparing the figures. I would ask him not to press his request at a time of pressure like the present.