§ 1. Mr. GUYasked the Minister of Labour the percentage of the male temporary clerical assistants in the Ministry of Labour at the last convenient date who are ex-service men?
§ The MINISTER of LABOUR (Sir Henry Betterton)Of 7,641 temporary male clerks in the Ministry of Labour on the 1st April, 1933, 7,246, or 94.8 per cent., were ex-service men.
§ Mr. GUYAm I right in assuming from the reply of the Minister, that he is adhering to the principle of preference to ex-service men in regard to employment when considering dismissals on account of redundancy and when considering reinstatement?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONI am strictly adhering to the rules which have been in operation since the War that preference should be given to ex-service men.