§ 10 and 11. Mr. KINGasked the Minister of National Service (1) how many Americans have been enlisted in the British Army as a result of the Military Convention with the United States; how many Americans have been given exemption; and how many cases are still undecided; (2) whether he can state the figures up to date concerning the number of Italians who have been enlisted in the British Army as a result of the Military Convention with Italy; whether the 700 Italians so serving on 25th May have been increased or diminished in numbers; whether the 3,063 exemptions then granted by the Italian Consular authorities have been added to and, if so, by how many; and, of the 6,233 cases then under investigation, how many have been recruited and how many exempted from military service?
§ The MINISTER of NATIONAL SERVICE (Sir Auckland Geddes)The Convention with the United States did not become operative until the 4th instant, and it is therefore not practicable to give 102 any figures. With regard to the Italians, I am not in a position to give accurate figures up to date. I may state, however, that an increase in the number enlisted into the British Army has taken place.