§ 38. Mr. Niall Macphersonasked the Secretary of State for War what is the minimum age and service which entitles a man to release on compassionate grounds.
§ Mr. BellengerThere is no minimum age or period for which an officer or soldier must have served before he is entitled to release on compassionate grounds. I would refer the hon. Member to the first part of the answer given by my predecessor on 16th July to the hon. Member for Banbury (Mr. Dodds-Parker) and to my reply last week to my hon. Friend the Member for Moss Side (Mr. W. D. Griffiths). I am sending the hon. and gallant Member copies of these replies.