HC Deb 02 December 1946 vol 431 cc2-3
2. Lieut.-Commander Gurney Braithwaite

asked the Minister of Food what percentage of ex-Servicemen and women are employed by his Department, giving separate calculations for each sex and distinguishing between those employed permanently and temporarily.

Mr. Strachey

I would refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply which I gave him on 4th November, 1946, the sense of which was that our officers are at the moment too hard pressed for me to ask them to collect this information.

Lieut.-Commander Braithwaite

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that I put down an identical Question to his right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture and an informative reply was forthcoming in seven days?

Mr. Strachey

Yes, but my right hon. Friend has the good fortune to have a very much smaller staff and Department to deal with.

Lieut.-Commander Braithwaite

In view of the complete absence of a reply, I beg to give notice that I will raise this matter on the Adjournment.