§ Major WARINGasked the Secretary of State for War whether Sir Douglas Haig is a member of the Army Council; if so, whether the policy of a permanent system of Conscription, advocated by him in a speech at the Guildhall on 12th June, is approved by the Army Council as a whole; and whether the scheme outlined by the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Forces represents the policy to be pursued by the Government?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLSir Douglas Haig is not a member of the Army Council. If the hon. and gallant Member will read the speech carefully I think he will recognise that Sir Douglas Haig was giving expression to his personal opinions only. It has already been announced that Conscription is not a permanent part of the policy of the. Government.