23. Mr. E. HARVEYasked the Minister of National Service whether he is aware that the medical instructions to the National Service medical boards with regard to the grading of men of from forty- 509 three to fifty-one years of age are not issued to the public, although the previous medical instructions for younger men were so issued; what is the reason of this differentiation; and whether the decision not to issue the latest instructions to the public may be reconsidered in the interest of equal treatment of older and younger men?
§ Mr. PRATTMy hon. Friend appears to be under a misapprehension. National Service Instructions 87 and 88, of 1918, which deal with the Subject referred to by my hon. Friend, were circulated to Members of both Houses of Parliament immediatey after issue. They were widely published in the Press, and 10,000 copies were distributed to the Government information kiosks, where they can be obtained free on application.
§ Mr. WHITEHOUSEWould the hon. Gentleman state whether other instructions are issued to the medical boards which have not been made public and are not available to the general public?