Oral Answers to Questions — India – in the House of Commons at on 9 December 1929.
Commander Hon. Joseph Kenworthy
, Kingston upon Hull Central
asked the Secretary of State for India whether any Indian gentlemen have been trained, or are under training, as artillery officers in His Majesty's Army; and, if so, how many?
Captain William Benn
, Aberdeen North
The answer to both parts of the question is, "None, as yet."
Commander Hon. Joseph Kenworthy
, Kingston upon Hull Central
When does my right hon. Friend intend to take definite action to provide for training Indian officers?
Captain William Benn
, Aberdeen North
The reason that no Indian candidate has been admitted to Woolwich is because none has yet qualified.
Commander Hon. Joseph Kenworthy
, Kingston upon Hull Central
But when can he arrange to train these gentlemen in India?
Captain William Benn
, Aberdeen North
It has been decided provisionally that candidates for commissions must be trained in cadet colleges in this country.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
