9. Miss WARDasked the Minister of Labour whether there is any liaison between his Department and the War Office with a view to the giving of information as to training centres, etc., to men who have left the Army?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MUIRHEADUnder arrangements made between the Ministry and the War Office, men about to take their discharge from the Regular Army are registered in advance with the Employment Exchange nearest to their intended place of residence after discharge, so that they may receive every assistance in finding suitable employment. The facilities available under the Department's training and transference schemes are brought to their notice in all appropriate cases.
Miss WARDIn view of the fact that there are many ex-Army men who seem to have no contact whatever with the Ministry of Labour, would the hon. and gallant Gentleman inquire whether the arrangements indicated work satisfactorily?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MUIRHEADIf the hon. Member has any specific cases where the practice that I have indicated
§ the figures show an upward or a downward tendency?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MUIRHEADI should like the hon. Member, if he will, to see the figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT; then he can put down a further question.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The following table gives the information desired:
§ is not being carried out, perhaps she will bring them to my notice.
§ Sir JOSEPH NALLIs it not a fact that very complete facilities for training exist in the Army?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MUIRHEADA great deal of trouble, I believe, is taken, but questions on that matter should be put down to the Secretary of State for War.
§ Mr. GEORGE GRIFFITHSIs it not a fact that, when these men leave the Army, they have not sufficient strength to walk to the Exchanges after living on margarine?