HC Deb 14 March 1955 vol 538 cc100-1W
62. Mr. de Freitas

asked the Minister of Labour to publish a table showing the percentage each year of men called up for National Service who claimed exemption on conscientious grounds.

Mr. Watkinson

Following is the table:

TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF REGISTRATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SERVICE ACTS, 1948–50 DURING THE YEARS 1949 TO 1954 AND THE NUMBER PERCENTAGE OF MEN MAKING PROVISIONAL REGISTRATIONS AS CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS
Year Number of registrations under the Acts Number of provisional registrations conscientious objectors Percentage of (iii) to (ii)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
1949 303,600 597 0.20
1950 301,600 619 0.20
1951 284,400 732 0.25
1952 359,500 949 0.27
1953 291,725 758 0.26
1954 293,983 812 0.28