§ Major GLYNasked the Secretary of State for War what changes have been made in the strength of garrisons of British troops at home and abroad after this trooping season compared with the years 1926, 1918 and 1914, the return to include units of all arms and supply services?
§ Mr. SHAWAs regards 1914 and 1926, the hon. and gallant Member will find a detailed statement of the distribution of regimental establishments between home and the various stations abroad on page 24 of the Army Estimates for 1914 and on pages 28 and 29 of the Army Estimates for 1926. As regards the current financial year a similar statement is contained on pages 28 and 29 of the current Army Estimates. The distribution for 1930, after the end of the present trooping season, falls to be considered with Army Estimates for that year. As regards 1918 the distribution of troops was abnormal and unstable and figures in a form comparable with those for the year 1914, 1926 and 1929 are not available. If there is any point on which the hon. and gallant Member wishes the figures to which I have referred him supplemented, and he will write to me, I shall be glad to see whether I can meet his wishes.