§ Captain C. Smithasked the Secretary of State for War how many men now serving overseas have been serving abroad continuously for three years or more, with not more than 28 days in the United Kingdom during that period; and in which commands are they serving.
§ Mr. LawsonI regret that I am not in a position to give any exact figures. Generally speaking, however, the great majority of men who have been serving abroad continuously for three years or more will not have had more than 28 days in the United Kingdom during that period. But those soldiers who have completed one overseas tour and have proceeded overseas again will have had more than 28 days in the United Kingdom.