§ 80. Mr. JOWETTasked the Minister of National Service whether a man who is employed in an occupation which is a certified occupation for men of his age and who has not been called up under the Military Service Acts is obliged to submit himself for medical examination if he receives an official notice calling upon him to do so; and whether, if he responds to such a notice, his position with regard to his conditional exemption will be liable to be prejudiced?
§ Mr. BECKThe Military Service (No. 2) Act, 1918, Section 4 (5) provides that a man can be required to be medically examined or re-examined notwithstanding that he may hold a certificate of exemption. A man summoned for medical examination must, therefore, respond to the summons. If he is placed in a higher grade than previously, that fact will be a material one if his case be again brought before a tribunal.
§ Mr. SNOWDENDoes that obligation to attend for medical examination apply to those who have obtained exemption on conscientious grounds?
§ Mr. BECKAdministratively it does not make any difference; perhaps legally it does. I am not sure. I must have notice, and I will inquire.