§ Mr. R. MORRISONasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury upon whose instructions 18 ex-service men were discharged from the Royal Mint upon Armistice Day; and, in view of the unemployment already existing, whether these men can be reinstated?
§ Mr. McNEILLThe discharges in question were carried out by the head of the department for the reasons stated in my answer to the hon. Member of the 19th November, from which it will be seen that the reduction of work in hand and in sight makes it impossible to offer these men further employment at the Royal Mint.