§ 36. Mr. W. J. Brownasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that messenger W. Barrett, employed in his Department, has completed 50 years' service but still remains unestablished; and what he proposes to do about this case.
§ Sir J. GriggMessenger Barrett has been employed for most of his life outside War Office Headquarters and it is 20 not the practice to establish messengers serving at outstations. When he was transferred to headquarters, he was, I regret to say, too old for establishment. He is now over 65 and I am sorry that establishment is out of the question.
§ Mr. BrownDoes not the right hon. Gentleman think it most undesirable that men who have served for such long periods as this should be sent out at the end of their career without a penny, and will he not, in his capacity as War Minister, do something to override these stupid Treasury regulations?
§ Sir J. GriggMy hon. Friend knows as well as I do the powers of the Departments in the matter of overriding Treasury Regulations.