§ Mr. Butcherasked the Minister of Labour whether he will give an assurance that conscientious objectors exempted from military service on condition of taking up work in agriculture and forestry are not introduced by his Department to vacancies when these can be filled by unemployed agricultural workers, members of the Women's Land Army, or other unemployed persons willing to engage in agricultural employment?
§ Mr. E. BrownIn so far as vacancies in agriculture and forestry are notified to the Employment Exchanges, it is the rule that persons selected for submission to the employer shall be those industrially best suitable. No discrimination in this regard is made in favour of or against conscientious objectors. If no suitable unemployed labour is available, arrange-1564W ments are made for the submission of applicants from the Women's Land Army.