§ General IVOR PHILIPPSasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of National Service whether the Director of National Service is now advertising for la,000 women for employment as Red Cross workers; if so, what Department of the State have asked him to supply these workers; and what are the terms of service and wages offered to the various classes of women workers under these proposals?
§ Mr. S. WALSHThe Director-General of National Service issued an appeal to women to offer their services for employment as Red Cross workers, stating that a deficiency in the V.A.D. service for work with the sick and wounded was anticipated in the near future. The appeal was made on behalf of the Joint War Committee of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John, with a view to supplying the needs of the military authorities. The terms of service and wages offered to the various classes of women workers concerned were made public in the newspapers on 20th April, and I am sending my hon. and gallant Friend a copy of the notice issued.