§ 69. Mr. GILBERTasked the Minister of National Service whether he is aware that persons who have been exempted by the City of London Tribunal with a right to further appeal are being called up for service, although their applications for appeal had already been lodged; and whether, as this involves extra work both for the National Service Department at Newington and the tribunal in having the notices cancelled, he will issue full and proper instructions to his Departments 301 that will prevent this extra work and annoyance to the men concerned in the future?
§ 71. Mr. JOWETTasked the Minister of National Service concerning Norman Hector Waite, of 137, Oak Lane, Bradford, who has been passed for military service in Grade 2, whether he is aware that this youth has been under medical care from the day of his birth; that at four years of age he had to undergo a serious surgical operation and at the age of seven he had rheumatic fever followed by St. Vitus dance, when his speech left him entirely for a month; that during the whole of his school life he had to be specially safeguarded against overstrain at school and for a period attended the open-air school under the orders of the school medical officer; that the Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company refused to accept him under the National Health Insurance scheme; that he was certified by his private doctor, on the evidence of twelve years as a patient, to have had an attack of chorea every year and was, on the date the certificate was given, namely, 27th June last, suffering from valvular disease of the heart and unfitted for anything other than the lightest employment; and that another doctor certified to similar effect on the same day; and if he intends to send this youth into the Army?
§ Sir A. GEDDESInquiries are being made into these cases, and I will inform the hon. Members of the result.