§ Mr. HOGGEasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether Thomas P. Alexander is now in Perth military prison; whether he is aware that he is a member of the International Bible Students' Association; whether he is aware that Alexander claimed exemption from the Leith Local Tribunal and was refused; that he appealed to the Appeal Tribunal and was refused; that leave was refused to appeal to the Central Tribunal; that a message was sent to him on 25th April to his place of employment on the representation that he was required at the recruiting office in connection with his appeal; that he was arrested as soon as he came; whether he was subsequently court-martialled at Glen-corse Barracks, sentenced to two years' imprisonment, and sent to Perth military prison for fifty-six days; whether such: action was irregular, and that Alexander should have been cited before a Civil Court in the ordinary way prescribed by the Act; and what steps he is prepared to take to remedy the injustice?
§ Mr. TENNANTI have received some correspondence from my hon. Friend about this case, and on that I am pursuing inquiries which are not yet complete. I cannot therefore answer this question in detail to-day.