§ Mr. NIELDasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the number of men of military age who are at present employed in the Valuation Department; have any steps been taken to ascertain the wishes of these men with regard to service in the armed forces of the Crown; whether any definite rules have been framed or other means taken to determine who shall be 805W permitted to enlist and who remain in civil employment; and is he aware that members of the staff of recruiting age are subject to annoyance when in the discharge of their duties, by reason of the criticism of the circumstance that, being of suitable age, they have not enlisted?
§ Mr. McKENNAWith regard to the first part of my hon. Friend's question, I would refer him to an answer given on the 12th ultimo to my hon. Friend the Member for Aston Manor; with regard to his question generally I would refer him to an answer given on the 20th April last to my hon. Friend the Member for Haggerston. I am sending my hon. Friend a copy of each of the answers mentioned.