§ 29. Mr. SNOWDENasked the President of the Local Government Board if, where the employer of a man is appealing to the local tribunal of the district where the man is employed for his exemption on the grounds of being indispensable, the man himself is entitled to make an application to the local tribunal where he resides, being in another area, on the ground of conscientious objection or must his personal appeal on those grounds be made to-the tribunal before which his employer is claiming?
§ Mr. HAYES FISHERThe Regulations provide that, unless otherwise directed in any case by the Local Government Board, an application shall not be made in respect of a man to more than one tribunal. All the grounds in respect of which it is desired to make application should therefore be made to the one tribunal. The application should be made to the tribunal of the place of employment or residence, according as the grounds of employment or of conscience predominate.
§ Mr. SNOWDENWill the right hon. Gentleman give me an answer to the point mentioned in the question of a case where an employer is appealing for a worker in the area where his business is situated and the man lives elsewhere, and who desires on personal grounds to appeal as a conscientious objecter, must he not associate his appeal with that of his employer?
§ Mr. HAYES FISHERIn that case I should say that where the applicant knows that the employer is making an appeal for him he ought to lodge his appeal with the same tribunal to which his employer appeals. If the hon. Member likes I will make further inquiries as to what is the practice on this point.
§ Mr. SNOWDENI wish the right hon. Gentleman would, because it is a matter of the greatest importance.
§ Mr. HAYES FISHERI will undertake to make what further inquiries I can.