§ Viscount Hinchingbrookeasked the Secretary of State for War whether local regiments are being recruited for garrison duties in Malta, Gibraltar or Cyprus.
§ Mr. LawsonLocal forces are still in being on a wartime basis and certain units are receiving replacements for personnel being demobilised. But the postwar composition and strength of the Colonial Forces is necessarily still under consideration, as part of the general planning for the postwar Army, and I cannot make any statement at present.