§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for War if he will make a statement on the future of recruitment of Gurkhas for the British Army.
§ Mr. SoamesI am glad to say that there is no shortage of Gurkha recruits for the British Army. With regard to the size of the Gurkha force, I would refer to the Answer I gave on 23rd March to my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Norwood (Sir J. Smyth).