§ 8. Mr. Henry Brookeasked the Minister of Labour what arrangements he is making to secure a fair chance of jobs after demobilisation for men who, having entered Civil Defence or the Auxiliary Fire Service as volunteers in 1939, are now being drafted into the Armed Forces, seeing that they will apparently rank late for demobilisation and lack the statutory reinstatement rights in civil employment which men who did not volunteer but were afterwards conscripted for Civil Defence enjoy.
§ Mr. BevinThe men referred to by my hon. Friend will be in no different position from a number of others, whose calling up was deferred owing to their being engaged on essential war work. I regret that at present I see no way of departing in their case from the rules which must, in fairness, be applied generally.
§ Mr. BrookeWill the Minister consider the importance of making sure that those who volunteered for Civil Defence do not come off worse in this matter, than those who waited to be conscripted?