§ 63. Mr. Cocksasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will consider releasing for military service a large percentage of civil servants in Government offices of military age, and replacing them where necessary by business men above military age?
§ The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Captain Crookshank)Large numbers of civil servants are already serving in His Majesty's Forces, and the present ages of reservation have been fixed as representing a fair balance between the needs of the Armed Forces on the one hand, and of the administration of Government on the other. The question of a revision of the existing ages is kept periodically under review, in the light of circumstances.