§ 113. Mr. W. Yatesasked the Secretary of State for War if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the names and the regiments of the cavalry officers who were members of the committee which made the recommendations for the regimental amalgamation contained in Command Paper No. 230.
§ Mr. John HareNo. It is not customary to disclose the source of advice given to Ministers.
§ 114. Mr. Danceasked the Secretary of State for War, in view of the clear basis on which the infantry regiments were selected for amalgamation, what basis was used in the selection of the cavalry regiments.
§ Mr. John HareIt was decided to keep as entities the Dragoons and Dragoon Guards; the Lancers; and the Hussars.208W Within these categories, regiments were selected by eliminating from amalgamation the ones with the best claim to remain independent. First were those regiments which had already been amalgamated when the Cavalry was reduced in 1922, and the two regiments which had been mechanised nearly ten years ahead of the remainder. Recruiting was also a factor in the selection.