§ Mr. Speirasked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the desirability of increasing the strength of the Regular Army, and since the Government have decided against the formation of a British Foreign Legion, he will now consider the formation of a Commonwealth Legion, to be used mainly, but not exclusively, for service overseas.
§ Mr. ProfumoI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Mr. Kershaw) on 14th December. The present need is not for more units, but for more men to fill those which already exist. Any contribution to a Commonwealth Legion in money or in men would only be at the expense of our own forces. But I shall always welcome more Commonwealth recruits to the British Army.