§ Mr. PRINGLEasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether the Secretary of State is considering, or whether he will consider in the immediate future, the reduction of the Army Council to its pre-War dimensions?
Lieut.-Colonel W. GUINNESSNo, Sir. My Noble Friend does not contemplate any departure from the policy laid down in 1920 which made the permanent secretary a member of the Army Council. There are at present two joint secretaries, but this is a temporary and transitory arrangement.