HC Deb 02 October 1941 vol 374 c698
9. Sir Percy Hurd

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will institute an independent inquiry into the claim of the Oxford Group to be put on the same footing as other religious bodies in respect of military service?

Mr. Bevin

No, Sir.

Sir P. Hurd

Does the right hon. Gentleman not think it desirable in the public interest to state the reasons for the decision he has come to in regard to this Group?

Mr. Bevin

I do not think that there is any more reason why I should state my reasons for this decision than for the millions of other decisions I have made.

Sir Francis Fremantle

Is is not true that the Minister has stated his reasons, and that those reasons are illogical?

Mr. Bevin

I understand that the matter is going to be raised in Debate, and I think the House will be satisfied that I have acted rightly.