HC Deb 12 October 1939 vol 352 c541W
Mr. Glenvil Hall

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will give an assurance that horses transported for war service in Europe will be brought back to this country at the close of hostilities or painlessly destroyed?

Sir V. Warrender

The assurance asked for is in accordance with the practice that has for a long time been observed in the disposal of British Army horses on foreign service, and there is no intention of departing from it.