30. Mr. T. WILSONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that a man named Richer has recently been transferred from the War Trade Department to another Government Department; what is Richer's age and whether he is a Grade 1 man; and, if so, will he, seeing that he is not indispensable to the War Trade Department, be released so that he may join the Colours?
§ Viscount WOLMER (Assistant Director, War Trade Department)The answer to the first part of the question is in the 661 negative. Mr. Richer is not a Grade 1 man. His age is twenty-seven. He is rendering very valuable services in the War Trade Department, and there is no proposal to transfer his services elsewhere.