§ 12. Mr. PATRICK MEEHANasked the President of the Local Government Board if he is aware that after the passing of the Military Service Act, 1916, James Moran, of No. 10, Thorngate Road, Paddington, presented himself at three different recruiting centres and, after medical examination, was rejected as unfit at each centre; if he is aware that Moran then filed a claim for exemption on the ground of physical infirmity, and on the ground that he was the sole support of a widowed mother who is herself blind; if he is aware that Moran has been suffering from disease of the eyes for many years, and under continuous treatment for the same, and that he is the sole support of a blind mother; and will he say what action he proposes to take.
§ Mr. LONGI have had inquiry made respecting this case and have been in communication with the hon. Member upon it. The tribunal appear to have considered that the separation allowance to which the man's mother in Ireland would be entitled would prevent the case being one of serious hardship. The man has been passed by a medical board as fit for military service.