§ Mr. W. BAKERasked the Secretary of State for War whether it is proposed that in the event of a man at present in the Army being promoted he should be paid at a rate lower than the existing scales?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSI have nothing to add at present to my reply to the hon. Member's questions on
Country. Year. Army Estimates. United Kingdom … … April, 1924—March, 1925 … £45,000,000 France … … January—December. 1924 … 4,331,570,000 francs. Germany … … April, 1924—March, 1925 … 315,302,000 gold marks Russia … … October, 1923—September, 1924 … 356,000,000 gold roubles. United States … … April, 1924—March, 1925 … 255,615,000 dollars. I might add that the military budgets in foreign countries are not prepared in all cases on the same basis as the Army Estimates for the United Kingdom, and, therefore, great caution must be shown in any comparisons based upon these figures.