9. Mr. MacCALLUM SCOTTasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether any decision has yet been reached as to the new instructions with regard to attested men rejected on re-examination and as to the new form of medical classification certificate?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI must refer my hon. Friend to the answer which I gave to him on 6th March, and, as he has already been informed, it is intended to modify the present instructions and to issue a new form of medical classification certificate, but the new form and new instructions have not as yet been issued.
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI believe that is so.
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI hope so.
10. Mr. MacCALLUM SCOTTasked the Under-Secretary of State for War, with regard to attested men who have been rejected by a medical board on re-examination since 13th July, 1916, as totally unfit for any form of medical service, whether recruiting officers are correct in stating, as they have done in many instances, that they have instructions not to issue discharge certificates in such cases?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI must refer my hon. Friend to the answer which I gave to him on 6th March. I am informed that no such instruction as that referred to has been issued to recruiting officers; but that, in order that there might be no possibility of misunderstanding, a special instruction was recently sent out calling attention to the instruction of 13th July, 1916.
§ Mr. WINGWas there not an Order that men who have been discharged on a certificate as unfit should not be called up, and do I gather from what the hon. Gentleman said that that Order has been modified, and that they may be recalled again for further examination"