asked the Secretary of State for War when it is expected that the Report of the Committee on Courts-Martial will be published.

It is not yet possible to say when this Committee will report.

Can the right hon. Gentleman give any assurance that this report will be available in time for full consideration before the Army Bill comes to be considered? This Committee has been sitting a long time, has it not?

That is true, but there were, as the hon. and learned Gentleman is aware, some interim recommendations which were the subject of an announcement by my predecessor. We are trying to get on with this as speedily as we can.