asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will consider getting two or three officers, who have been through the Tunisian campaign, to go round the country and make speeches to Home Guard units?

I regret that there are not at present sufficient officers available with experience of warfare in Tunisia to lecture to the Home Guard. I am, however, bearing the matter in mind and can assure my hon. Friend that I will arrange as soon as possible for officers with this experience to lecture to the Home Guard on aspects of the recent fighting in Tunisia which are applicable to the Home Guard.

Would the hon. and learned Gentleman also consider similar action in connection with non-commissioned officers?

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he has considered the communication from the hon. Member for Everton regarding the dissatisfaction of former non-commissioned officers of a certain battalion of which he has been informed, who have been demoted because of their age and are said to be engaged on training duties, etc., for which their age unsuits them; and, in view of the circumstances of their enlistment as volunteers at the beginning of the war and their past military service, will he do something to remove their grievances?

Inquiries are being made, and I will communicate with my hon. Friend.

asked the Secretary of State for War what salaries Von Arnim and other German and Italian generals, who are prisoners of war in this country, are to receive; who pays for those salaries; and whether the same rule applies to our officers who are prisoners of war?

asked the Secretary of State for War whether General von Arnim is in receipt of payment while a prisoner of war in Britain; can he state the amount; and is any preferential treatment afforded him by virtue of his rank?

I gave an outline of the general principles underlying the payments which are made to officers who are prisoners of war in an answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Plaistow (Mr. Thorne) yesterday. With my hon. Friends' permission, I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the rates of pay, appropriate to their rank, of German and Italian general officers who are prisoners in British hands. Article 21 of the Geneva Convention contains the provision that officers who are prisoners of war shall be treated with due regard to their rank and age. Generals are given better quarters and more privacy than other officers, but in general they receive the same treatment.

If preferential treatment of this character is to be given to generals of high rank, would that not create a considerable amount of dissatisfaction among the Forces of this country, first because of shackling, secondly because of unfairness?

It is not for us to follow the example of others in breaking international Conventions.

Has my hon. and learned Friend made it clear in his answer whether the figures are inclusive or exclusive of their keep?

In the case of German officers the food is supplied in addition. In the case of Italian officers they have to pay for the food out of what they get.