§ 8. Mr. Thomas Fraserasked the Minister of Labour if there has been any tightening of the scheme under which certain apprentices are deferred from military service to complete their apprenticeship: and for what reason.
§ Mr. BevinThe scheme for the deferment of apprentices was revised last May. Under the revised scheme, deferment may be granted only to apprentices in occupations in which men older than themselves are not ineligible for deferment, and only if the apprenticeship is an effective one, in which the apprentice is gaining adequate experence of his trade.