asked whether the right hon. Gentleman is yet in a position to say by what date approximately a complete complement of Cavalry remounts will be available for the 15th Hussars?

I am not yet in a position to give the required information.

How does the right hon. Gentleman propose to mobilise in a few weeks if he cannot mount one regiment?

The Army as a whole and this regiment in particular will be ready for mobilisation at once.

Without any horses?

No; with horses, and with a greater complement of horses than the Cavalry has ever had before in the history of the country.

May I ask how it is he is obliged to take the Mounted Infantry cobs from one regiment to another?

It is very inconvenient to discuss this by question and answer, but it would have been a most ridiculous and extravagant proceeding to attempt to get rid of all these excellent horses, for the purposes of war as well as of peace, all at once in a hurry, just because we had a regiment returning home; the arrange- ment that has been made by the military authorities has been the best possible, and an excellent arrangement.

What are the Mounted Infantry doing now?

I have mentioned the Mounted Infantry are being reduced in number and that the cobs available are excellent cobs, and I can imagine no commander in the field would be otherwise than delighted to have them at his disposal.