§ Mr. Henderson Stewartasked the Secretary of State for War if he has considered the cases brought to his notice where regiments now serving in B.A.O.R. are carrying a complement of officers higher than normal during any period of action where such officers are performing only administrative duties and, by their own testimony, are under-employed and have useful posts awaiting them at home; and whether, in view of such facts, he will reconsider the present regulation which retains officers who would otherwise be entitled to be released.
§ Mr. LawsonUnits are used or earmarked for various purposes and it is necessary in some cases to maintain them at full strength if they are to be in a position to fulfil their role. Officers are not being retained unnecessarily, and those units in B.A.O.R. which have a purely occupational role are deliberately under-posted.