§ COLONEL HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)I beg to ask the 676 Secretary to the Treasury if, having regard to the importance of the Civil Service setting an example to private employers in granting a little extra leave privilege to those who serve the country in the Volunteer Force, the various heads of departments will be authorised to allow, so far as the exigencies of the Public Service permit, Civil Servants who are Volunteers to be with their regiments as required by the War Office on the Saturday before Easter without deduction of annual leave, by combining in that week the usual Saturday half-holiday and that in the succeeding or some other week?
§ A LORD OF THE TREASURY (Sir H. MAXWELL, Wigton)(who replied) said: As the services of these gentlemen are required by one employer, the State, in two different capacities, the Treasury do not think it possible to lay down such a general rule as the hon. Member desires; but the various heads of departments will no doubt do their best, subject to the exigencies of the Public Service, to give reasonable facilities to Civil Servants who are Volunteers to enable them to be with their regiments on the Saturday before Easter.