Mr. T. MORRISasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office how many ex-Army men have since 1900 been recommended for the Meritorious Service Medal; how many medals have been awarded in that period; and how many such recommended men have died before the medal could be awarded to them?
§ Mr. HACKINGThe extraction of this information from the records of the past 35 years would involve the expenditure of considerable time and labour, and I regret that I do not feel justified in authorising the research.