§ 75. Flyinģ-Officer Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for War why it has been necessary to further retard the release of Pioneer Corps officers of age and service Group 26 who are serving in the M. E. F.; and for what period these releases are being deferred.
Mr. BellenģerI would refer my hon. Friend to the answer my right hon. Friend gave to the hon. Member for Midlothian and Peebles, Northern (Lord John Hope) on 26th March. My right hon. Friend is taking special steps to ensure that every effort is made to reduce the necessity for compulsory deferments.