§ 22. Mr. GINNELLasked the Prime Minister why the recruiting authorities are allowed to disregard the law and repeated promises of successive Governments exempting Irish migratory labourers from compulsory military service; and whether he will have the Order immediately cancelled which calls up for the Army a Mayo migratory labourer named P. O'Brien, described as Class No. 9, number in military register 514, who worked some weeks as a farm labourer in England in 1916, and some weeks at munition works in 1917, who is now at Huddersfield; whose home is in county Mayo, where his parents are, both old and dependent on him, one of them an invalid; and who has never in a way forfeited his right of exemption as an Irishman?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONInquiries are being made into the facts of this case, and, pending a report from the recruiting officer concerned, the calling-up notice of this man has been cancelled. The result of the inquiries will be communicated to the hon. Member when they are received.