§ Rear-Admiral Beamishasked the Secretary of State for War in what way local authorities encourage their officers and employés to enlist in the Territorial Forces; whether he has approached local authorities who may have failed to provide such encouragement; and whether he knows of any special reason for any reluctance on the part of such officers and men so to enlist?
§ Mr. Hore-BelishaIn most counties there is a Territorial Army Recruiting Committe on which employers are represented. By this means employers generally, including local authorities, are encouraged to facilitate the enlistment of their employés in the Territorial Army by such measures as they may see fit to adopt. The answer to the last part of the question is in the negative.