§ Lieut-Colonel ACLAND-TROYTEasked the Secretary of State for War whether he can state the number of reservists returned from Palestine who have returned to their previous employment; the number who have not so returned and who have been assisted by the Government to find other work; and the number who are still out of work, stating how many of those who are out of work lost their employment through being called up?
§ Mr. RANKINasked the Secretary of State for War how many of the reservists who recently returned from Palestine are still without employment; and whether he can indicate the number of unemployed for which each depot is responsible?
§ Sir V. WARRENDEROf 2,312 Section A reservists who returned from Palestine, only 1,884 have so far notified their 2649W employment situation in accordance with the arrangements made by the War Office. Of this number 1,416 were in employment when called up and 998 have been reinstated, while a further 71 have found other work, though it is not possible to say how far this result is attributable to the activities of Government Departments or voluntary employment associations, and how far to the men's own efforts.
As a further 55 not previously employed have now found work, the number at present recorded as unemployed is 760, of whom 347 were in employment when called up. Responsibility for assisting them to obtain work rests, not with depots, but with the War Office, which will continue to use its utmost endeavours in the matter.