§ Commander BELLAIRSasked the Prime Minister who constitute the Committee of Imperial Defence; and whether it is proposed to submit the vote for the Committee to Parliament so that a discussion can take place on the whole question of co-ordination of the fighting services?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe constitution of the Committee of Imperial Defence will be found on pages 13 and 14 of Command Paper 1938 of July, 1923, of which I am sending my hon. and gallant Friend a copy. As regards the second part of the question, the expenses of the Committee of Imperial Defence are defrayed from Subhead B.I, Vote 3, Class II of the Civil Service Estimates. A discussion on this Vote can be arranged through the usual channels.