§ Wing-Commander Jamesasked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of recent experience in the Middle East and in certain foreign countries, it is now recognised that efficiency and economy have suffered by the mechanisation of so great a part of our mobile forces; and whether the re-horsing of any of our cavalry regiments is being considered?
§ Mr. Hore-BelishaI am advised that the answer to both parts of the question is "No, Sir"