§ Major HENRY TERRELLasked the Minister of Munitions whether the only 47W appointment at munition works offered to discharged soldiers and sailors are those of the lower rank and pay; whether he is aware that there are many discharged men who, by education and previous experience, are qualified to fill the more responsible and higher appointments, and that many of such more responsible and better-paid appointments are filled by men of military age and capacity who have, by reason of such employment, escaped the Military Service Acts; and whether he proposes to take steps to secure some of these posts for discharged men qualified to hold them?
§ Sir W. EVANSThe Minister has no reason to believe that the only appointments at munitions works offered to discharged sailors and soldiers are those of lower rank and pay. He understands that the Employment Department of the Ministry of Labour have issued instructions to the Employment Exchanges to use every effort to place discharged sailors and soldiers on any work which they are qualified to do. With regard to the latter parts of the question, if the hon. Member will give details of the cases he has in mind the Minister will inquire into them.