§ 42. Mr. SHORTasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the total number of civil servants who joined the Forces during the War without permission, and who are now excluded from the provisions of the Sutton judgment?
§ Mr. McNEILLI assume the hon. Member intends to refer to the Pidduck and other judgments of the Court of Appeal following the Sutton judgment. I am afraid that at this distance of time it is impossible to ascertain how many civil servants joined the Forces during the War without permission and are outside the provisions of those judgments, but the number would doubtless run into several hundreds.
§ Major HORE-BELISHAWill the light hon. Gentleman undertake to consider any claims that men within this category have to make and be just enough to bring them within the scope of the judgments?
§ Mr. McNEILLI have said that I could not ascertain how many there are.