45. Mr. ERSKINEasked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been called to the statement of the Minister of War that five out of every eight recruits for the Army are rejected as being physically unfit; and, in view of the importance of the matter, will he initiate an inquiry as to the causes which have led up to such a state of affairs?
§ 46. Mr. THURTLEasked the Prime Minister if his attention has been called to the serious facts in regard to national health and physique disclosed by the Memorandum of the Secretary of State for War; and what remedial action the Government proposes to take in the matter?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe answer to the first part of the questions is in the affirmative. As regards the second, I can assure hon. Members that the Government have the matter under careful consideration.