§ 6. Mr. KINGasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether a soldier who has been confined to a lunatic asylum for upwards of one month, and subsequently discharged from the Army, is liable for medical re-examination or to be ordered to obtain work of national importance by the National Service Committee?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of NATIONAL SERVICE (Mr. Beck)My hon. Friend has asked me to reply. If the man in question has served outside the British Islands during the present War, or has served in the field in any previous war, or has been certified to be totally and permanently unfit by a recruiting medical board, or by a National Service medical board, after the 5th April, 1917, he is excepted from the provisions of the Military Service Acts, and cannot be called up for medical examination or for service, nor required to undertake work of national importance. If he has not served or been certified as above, he may be required to report for medical examination by a National Service medical board, and if he is then found to be totally and permanently unfit for military service, he will be freed from any further liability, and will not be required to do work of national importance.