§ Sir W. Smilesasked the Secretary of State for War how many nurses of the Q.A.I.M.N.S.R. are now working in India and how many of the O.A.I.M.N.S.; and if he will now release the volunteer nurses on the reserve from the work in India and allow the Regular nursing service to finish the job.
§ Mr. BellengerThere are 33 members of the Q.A.I.M.N.S. and 241 members of the Q.A.I.M.N.S.(R.) and T.A.N.S. now serving in India. I regret that the replacement of Q.A.I.M.N.S.(R.) is not practicable, particularly in view of the short time for which they are now likely to be required in India.