§ Major NEWMANasked the Secretary for India whether he is in communication with the General Officer Commanding, Mesopotamia Field Force, as to the possibility of providing better accommodation and a larger supply of surgeons, nurses, and medical comforts for the wounded who have to be evacuated by boat to Basrah; and whether he has had information as to the sufferings of our wounded, owing to such deficiency, on their voyage to Basrah?
§ Mr. TENNANTMy right hon. Friend has asked me to answer this question. The Army Council are in communication with the Commander-in-Chief in India on this matter. I may say that all the requests for additional personnel and materiel which he has made have been met.