§ 41. Captain Crowderasked the Minister of Labour whether members of the V.A.D. released in Class A of the demobilisation scheme will still be subject to direction by his Ministry.
Mr. IssaacsThe position of these women is the same as described in the reply which I gave on 8th November to the hon. and gallant Member for Knutsford (Lieut-Colonel Bromley-Davenport), to which I would refer the hon. and gallant Member.
§ Captain CrowderWill the Minister say when he intends to withdraw his powers of directing women? Surely he is not going to keep them for ever.
§ Mr. IsaacsI agree that this will not go on for ever, but I would not like to say at the moment when they can be terminated.
§ Wing-Commander MillingtonIs the Minister aware that the scheme for release of V.A.D. nurses is not yet known to the nurses themselves? Many Members frequently get letters from V.A.D.'s who think they have been let down. Will the Minister take steps to make this scheme known?
§ Mr. IsaacsWe hoped that the information would be issued and spread out from the V.A.D. Departments of the Services.