Mr. ROBINSONasked the Secretary of State for War the number of persons receiving £500 a year or more, excluding War bonus, employed at the War Office, and the number receiving £500 or more employed at the War Office in January, 1914; the number in each case receiving retired pay or other emoluments from the State in addition to salary and the amount of such emoluments; and whether action is being taken to reduce the numbers of executive officers to that existing in January, 1914?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSI would refer the hon. Member to pages 88 to 99 of Army Estimates for 1913–14, and to pages 221 to 254 of the current Army Estimates. As regards the last part of the question, the staff of the War Office is constantly under1610W review with the object of effecting all possible reductions consistent with the performance of the duties with which the Department is charged.