§ 62. Lieut.-Commander Braithwaiteasked the Minister of Agriculture whether priority is given to ex-Servicemen and women in allotting appointments under his department and the A.E.C.s.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsPermanent appointments in my Department are filled through the agency of the Civil Service Commission. In accordance with general Government policy, no priority is given to ex-Servicemen and women in temporary appointments and appointments with war agricultural executive committees, but care is taken to see that they are not prejudiced vis-a-vis other candidates through their absence in the Forces.
§ Lieut.-Commander BraithwaiteDoes not the right hon. Gentleman think that the time has now come when some of the conscientious objectors who were appointed to do this work during the war might be replaced by some of those who bore the heat and burden of the day?