§ Mr. WHYTEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will state what steps have been taken to put into force the reforms announced by the Assistant Secretary of State on 31st July?
§ Lord ROBERT CECILThe financial arrangements on which the reforms must be based have been practically agreed upon with the Treasury and will, I hope, be settled very shortly. Reforms can only be carried out in full after the War, as until then we cannot get recruits. But wherever possible the spirit of the reforms is being observed.