§ 90. Mr. SNOWDENasked the Minister of National Service if the prosecution of Mr. Joseph Stopps, who was recently fined £25 or three months' imprisonment at Leamington for refusing to submit to medical examination, was ordered by or carried out with his approval; if so, whether he is aware that Mr. Stopps had appealed for exemption on conscientious grounds and was given throe months' 2191 exemption because he was doing work of national importance in the meanwhile; and whether, in view of his replies that conscientious objectors who were doing work of national importance were not called upon for medical examination, he will take stops to have this prosecution and the penalty annulled?
§ Mr. BECKI have no information on this case, but inquiries are being made, and I will inform the hon. Member of the result.