Orders of the Day — Army and Air Force (Annual) Bill. – in the House of Commons at on 29 March 1935.
sentation on public bodies. Would the right hon. Gentleman, be prepared to agree to make a concession with regard to the Sergeant-Major, and having done that and having had more time to think over the problem he might agree later to the private soldier receiving the same opportunity to serve on public bodies?
Mr Robert Bourne
, Oxford
I suggest to the hon. Member for Gorbals (Mr. Buchanan) that he should move his new Clause in a slightly different form:
In section 44 of the army Act (which relates to scales of punishment by courts-martial) all words after 'officers' in line 4, to the end of' (gg) stoppages,' in line 1.8, shall be deleted and the word 'and' inserted in place thereof.
Mr George Buchanan
, Glasgow Gorbals
Thank you, I will move it in that form.
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