22. Sir HERBERT ROBERTSasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether representations have been made to him in reference to farriers, plumbers, and other skilled workmen urging that men belonging to these skilled trades now serving in the Army should, as far as possible, be employed in the work for which they are specially fitted; and whether he can give 1992 an assurance that steps are being taken by the military authorities to secure this result?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Mr. Macpherson)The answer to both parts of my hon. Friend's question is in the affirmative.