§ 67. Sir ERNEST BENNETTasked the Minister of Transport whether, in the application forms for traffic inspectorships applicants were required to give information as to any naval or military service on their part?
§ Mr. HERBERT MORRISONYes, Sir.
§ Sir E. BENNETTMay I ask why the question of military or naval service should enter into the matter of such appointments?
§ Mr. MORRISONThat is a matter of general Government practice for which I am not responsible. In any case, if an applicant had served in one of the armed forces, we should want to know in order to ascertain the record of his service.
§ Sir E. BENNETTIs it necessary that that practice should be continued under the Labour Government?
§ Mr. MORRISONThat is not a question for me to answer, and it should be addressed to the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
§ Mr. EVERARDIs preference to be given to conscientious objectors?