MR. T. F. RICHARDS (Wolverhampton,W.)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether he will quote the statute empowering him to impose the vaccinal test on conscientious objectors seeking enlistment in the Army or applying for employment in the Arsenal.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) A man seeking enlistment in the Army or applying for employment in the Arsenal is asked whether he is willing to he vaccinated or re-vaccinated; if he declines he is not enlisted or taken on. No statutory authority is required for such a condition.