§ 106. Mr. BENNETT-GOLDNEYasked the Under-Secretary for War if he can say whether St. John's Ambulance men called up for military duty are called up for the duration of the War or for a period at the discretion of the authority calling them up; if he is aware that a number of St. John's Ambulance men have been called up, that they have undertaken duties in connection with the transport and care of wounded soldiers, and that to do this they have had to leave their ordinary employment; and if he is aware that in a number of cases such men have had the greatest difficulty in getting payment from the military authorities for their services, although they have been deprived of their civil life salaries?
§ Mr. TENNANTMembers of the St. John's Ambulance Brigade, who belong to the Military Home Hospitals Reserve, are enlisted into the Royal Army Medical corps for the "duration of the War" when called up for service. The services of other St. John's Ambulance Brigade men belonging to voluntary aid detachments may have been utilised locally by the military authorities in cases of emergency, and for unloading hospital ships, trains, etc. In the latter case the period of employment is temporary and depends entirely on local conditions. I am not aware of any complaints of non-payment for these services.