54. Sir F. HALLasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will cause a Return to be issued without delay giving the number of officers and men up to the age of forty years, fit for service overseas, who are employed in the various Departments of the Admiralty, War Office, Royal Air Force, Ministry of Munitions, Ministry of National Service, Food Ministry, and 221 the Civil Service; and whether instructions will be forthwith issued to the majority of these officers and men to proceed abroad and their positions refilled by those who have been wounded or are unfit for general service?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONSteps are being taken to prepare a Return from such information as is available. But I fear that no Return of this nature could be complete or more than approximately accurate.