§ 19. Brigadier-General NATIONasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air what percentage of persons presenting themselves for recruitment for the Royal Air Force for the last 12 months were rejected on physical or medical grounds?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Sir Philip Sassoon)Forty per cent. of the men whose applications for enlistment in the Royal Air Force were taken up during the first 11 months of the present year were rejected on physical or medical grounds. This figure excludes applications for entry as apprentices.
§ Brigadier-General NATIONAre these normal figures compared with the previous two or three years, or has there been a recent increase?
§ Sir P. SASSOONI should have notice of that question.