HC Deb 17 July 1923 vol 166 c2063W
Mr. PRINGLE

asked 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. GUINNESS

No, 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.