§ 13. Commander Viscount CURZONasked the Secretary of State for War how many women are now employed by the Army authorities in England; how many in France and the occupied areas; how many elsewhere; and what duties they are carrying out?
§ Sir A. WILLIAMSONThere are at present 284 members of the Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps in the United Kingdom. They are employed at the headquarters of the corps and at the Records Office on clerical work in connection with the corps. There are 65 employed overseas on work connected with graves registration. In addition there are 413 women motor drivers; 889 employed in mechanical transport depots, &c.; 4,891 nurses, &c. I regret it is not possible to show separately the numbers of those serving at home and abroad.
§ Viscount CURZONWhat progress has been made, as indicated by these figures, in the demobilisation of these ladies, as compared with the answer given by the Secretary for War last Session?
§ Sir A. WILLIAMSONI am afraid I cannot answer that; it does not seem to arise out of the question.
§ Mr. RENDALLIs it not the fact that many of these women, after being demobilised, are being made into ordinary civilian workers?
§ Sir A. WILLIAMSONI should like notice of that.