HC Deb 12 May 1898 vol 57 c1060
MR. BROOKFIELD (Sussex, Rye)

I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War if he can give the House any information as to the civil employment which Government Departments, other than the War Office and Post Office, are now providing for reserve and discharged soldiers; and whether the provision of such employment is now part of a definite and systematic policy on the part of all Government Departments, including the Treasury and Her Majesty's Customs?

THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. W. ST. JOHN BRODRICK,) Surrey, Guildford

Every effort is made by the War Office to secure from the various Departments of the Government any posts which they have available, and reliable characters are supplied to all men applying for such employment, but the systematic policy accepted by the War Office and the Post Office has not been adopted by other Departments, except the Treasury and its subordinate offices, which are governed by minutes issued in 1894 and 1895.