HC Deb 02 July 1917 vol 95 c757

The following question stood on the Paper in the name of Mr. CHURCHILL:

64. To ask the Under-Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the fact that Mr. C. G. Grey, editor, part proprietor, manager, and director of the "Aeroplane," aged forty-one years and seven months, and previously marked unfit for military service, has now been medically classified as C2 on examination by the Westminster Tribunal; and whether, having regard to the value and importance of the "Aeroplane" newspaper as a means of interchanging knowledge between all branches of our rapidly extending Air Services and affording a supply of valuable technical and other information to the officers and men and to Mr. Grey's exceptional knowledge of all matters connected with aviation from its earliest beginnings, he will place the editor of this technical and Service paper in the same position as is recognised in the case of the editors of political daily papers?

Mr. BILLING

On behalf of my right hon. Friend, I beg to ask question No. 64.

Mr. MACPHERSON

This case is under consideration by the tribunals, and must be left to their decision. In the special circumstances, however, the military representative has been instructed not to press for Mr. Grey to be made available for military service.

Sir STEPHEN COLLINS

Is it in order for an hon. Member to ask a question for another Member without his consent?

Mr. SPEAKER

I assumed, naturally, that the hon. Member had the consent of the right hon. Gentleman. Otherwise I presume that he would not ask the question.