HC Deb 23 August 1916 vol 85 c2688W
Mr. JOWETT

asked the President of the Local Government Board if he is aware that the Marylebone Local Tribunal has rejected the application of Mr. S. Sweet, the secretary of the Operative Coach-makers' Federal Union (unregistered), for exemption from military service on the ground that the application in question being put forward chiefly on the ground that Mr. Sweet was a necessary trade union official could not be considered by the tribunal because an unregistered trade union had no right to appeal for its officials; and whether, having regard to the fact that this objection has not been raised in similar circumstances in the case of large trade unions, such as the Typographical Association and the Postmen's Federation, he will advise the Marylebone Local Tribunal as to the correct procedure in this matter?

Mr. LONG

I have no information concerning this case. The proper course for a man, who is aggrieved by the decision of a local tribunal, is to appeal to the Appeal Tribunal.