§ 83. Mr. G. Brownasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will reconsider the case of Mr. W. J. Quill; and whether, in view of all the circumstances and, in particular, the fact that this civilian employee has been the subject of political discrimination, he will order his reinstatement as leading storeman.
§ Mr. HeadI have carefully reconsidered this case. I cannot accept that Mr. Quill has been the object of political discrimination or that his downgrading should be reversed.
§ Mr. N. Macphersonasked the Secretary of State for War on what grounds No. 22370097 Signalman R. A. Callander, Royal Corps of Signals, who was called up on 25th May, 1950, and arrived back from Korea on the night of 21st-22nd May, 1952, has not yet been released from the Army.
§ Mr. HeadNational Service men at present report for part-time service at fortnightly intervals. So far as is practicable, those from overseas are brought home in time to report on a day before12W they complete two years' whole-time service: but in this case, as occasionally happens, the troopship arrived too late for this soldier to report on the due date and he was being retained until the next reporting date.
I have, however, arranged for this man and others in this depot similarly placed to be released in advance of this date and I am reviewing the procedure for reporting for part-time service.