§ 62. Sir P. Hurdasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, seeing the large number of eligible men and women whose age groups have been called up who are being retained in the various Departments of the Government, he will request the Kennet Committee to consider the feasibility of calling up all these men and women unless they are certified by the Minister concerned to be irreplaceable in the Department?
§ The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Captain Crookshank)I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, answer this Question and No. 59 together.
§ Sir P. HurdQuestion No. 59 has been deferred.
§ Captain CrookshankThe answer is the same, anyhow. The Kennet Committee yesterday submitted an interim report to my right hon. Friends the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Minister of Labour. Perhaps my hon. Friend would wait until my right hon. Friends have had an opportunity of considering it.
§ Sir P. HurdHow long does my right hon. and gallant Friend think it will be before we see this interim report?
§ Captain CrookshankIf my hon. Friend wants to know whether it will be published, I should like to have notice of that Question. I should not think it would.