§ Major HORE-BELISHAasked the Secretary of State for War (1) if he will furnish a list of secretaries of Territorial associations, together with a brief statement of their military service prior to appointment?
(2) who is directly responsible for the selection of secretaries of Territorial associations; and if persons with no previous service in the Army or Territorials have been appointed and are still holding these positions?
§ Major ATTLEEThe hon. and gallant Member will find a list of the secretaries on pages 210 to 259 of the current half-yearly supplement to the monthly Army List of which I am sending him a copy. A record of the War services of many of them is given in Part 2 of the half-yearly Army List for 1923, but I could not give further particulars without research, including, in some cases, reference to County Associations. According to the information available at the War Office, out of 73 secretaries, 12 had no service 1147W in the Regular or Territorial Army at the time of their appointment. Under Section 1 (3) (i) of the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act of 1907, Territorial Army Associations are responsible for the selection of their secretaries, subject to the approval of the Army Council.