§ Brigadier Mackesonasked the Undersecretary of State for India an estimate of the number of occasions in the last six months in which units or sub-units of British troops have been employed to deal with communal riots or on similar duties in aid of the police or civilian authorities.
§ Mr. A. HendersonI regret that without detailed inquiries by Army Commands in India, for which there has not been time, it is not possible to supply even roughly the estimate for which the hon. and gallant Member asks, since during the last six months many British units have been engaged for long periods in standing by or in providing patrols.