§ 6. Mr. MOUNTasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the fact that the list of regimental care committees for prisoners of war is no longer available at the post offices, he will arrange that record offices shall send out with the notification that a man is missing which is now sent out to the next-of-kin the name and address of the regimental care committee, either on a slip 985 attached to the notification or otherwise, asking for the next-of-kin to communicate with the regimental care committee as soon as he or she shall receive information that the man posted as missing is a prisoner of war?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Mr. Macpherson)I am obliged to my hon. Friend for his suggestion. There are, however, arrangements already in operation which are working well and go far to meet his point, and there are also various considerations which render it inadvisable to adopt the further measure proposed. If my hon. Friend will allow me, I will write to him and explain the matter in greater detail than is possible in answer to a question.