§ Mr. WILESasked the Postmaster-General if he will consider the advisability of recommending that in future all applicants for the position of assistant postman or other temporary position shall be medically examined on appointment, so that the difficulty may be avoided, for those who are found medically unfit for established service after serving 12 months or more in unestablished positions, of finding work with other employers owing to their medical disqualification by the Post Office?
§ Mr. SYDNEY BUXTONThe question to which my hon. Friend refers has already been considered, and I have arranged that persons selected for employment as assistant postmen shall be medically examined at the time of selection. There does not appear to be any necessity to require all applicants for temporary employment to undergo a medical examination.