§ 8. Mr. SNOWDENasked the Secretary of State for War if men who have been passed by a medical board for Home service can be passed, after entering the Army, by one doctor for active service; and, if not, why all the men in H Company of the Cheshire Regiment, at Prees Heath Camp, have been re-examined by one doctor and some Class II men have been posted to Class I?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the WAR OFFICE (Mr. Forster)The Under-Secretary of State is having inquiry made and, with the hon. Member's permission, he will send him the result of his inquiries by letter.
§ 9. Mr. MORRELLasked the Secretary for War if he can give any information as to the case of H. F. Runacres, formerly a theological student of Pusey House, Oxford, who on or about 1st June was tried by court-martial at Reigate for his conscientious refusal to obey military orders; whether he is aware that the sentence passed by the Court was one of six months' imprisonment with hard labour, which was commuted to six months' detention; and whether steps will now be taken to bring this man, and others in a similar position, within the scope of the new scheme?
§ 10. Mr. MORRELLasked the Secretary for War whether his attention has been directed to the case of Mr. Walker Heddle, of Thomas Street, Woolwich, who attended at the County Hall, Spring Gardens, on 29th June, for the purpose of having his case reheard by the Appeal Tribunal under Section 4 (5) of the Military Service Act, 1916 (Session 2); whether he is aware that Captain Anstey, the military representative, interrupted the proceedings and ordered Mr. Heddle to be arrested as a defaulter; whether Captain Anstey had any right to act in this manner or order the arrest of Mr. Heddle; whether he is aware that Mr. Heddle was thereupon taken into custody by a police officer, taken to Great Scotland Yard, and transferred without any legal proceedings to the custody of a corporal of the Scots Guards, who took Mr. Heddle to Woolwich in charge to await a military escort; whether he is aware that late in the evening a military escort arrived and took Mr. Heddle to Stoughton Barracks, near Guildford, where he was detained till Tuesday, 4th July; will he say by what authority Mr. Heddle was so detained and by whose authority on 4th July Mr. Heddle was released, and who was responsible for the arrest and detention of Mr. Heddle; and what steps are proposed to be taken to compensate Mr. Heddle for his imprisonment and to punish the persons responsible for it?
§ Mr. FORSTERThe Under-Secretary of State is having inquiry made and, with the hon. Member's permission, he will send the result of his inquiries by letter.