HC Deb 28 September 1939 vol 351 cc1520-1W
Mr. Dunn

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the effect of the various categories of reserved occupations upon the Territorial Army; how many men are to return to civil life; and whether there is to be work provided, or are men so reserved to return to the live registers of the unemployment fund?

Mr. E. Brown

The figures asked for in the first two parts of the question are not available. With regard to the last part of the question, the men concerned are skilled tradesmen in occupations vital to the national effort and any who have not already been reabsorbed into employment may be expected to be reabsorbed at an early date.