§ Mr. KEATINGasked the Under-Secretary of State for War if he is aware that advertisements arc now appearing in local papers referring to Defence of the Realm Regulation 41a, requesting employers to fill Form D.R 17; and will he state if it is necessary that employers who have branch establishments should fill up forms both at headquarters and local branches?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI have no knowledge of the advertisements to which the hon. Member refers. It is necessary that employers who have branch establishments should keep the statements required to be posted up by Defence of the Realm Regulation 41a, Clause (2) (b), posted up at headquarters so far as such statements relate to persons employed at headquarters, and posted up at the branch establishments so far as such statements relate to persons employed at the branch establishments.