HC Deb 31 October 1916 vol 86 c1567W
Mr. CROOKS

asked the Secretary for War whether, under Army Council Instruction No. 1023, the whole of the Army Pay Corps have now been medically examined and classified into categories; if so, can he state the proportion in each category; and whether the examining officers had instructions not to classify any of the men classification are:

Mr. FORSTER

The results of the classification are:

  • Category A.—General service, 37.6 per cent.
  • Category B.—Service abroad in garrison, provisional, or labour units and on sedentary work, 39.7 per cent.
  • Category C.—Service at home in garrison, provisional, or labour units and on sedentary work, 20.9 per cent.
  • Category D.—Temporarily unfit, 1.2 per cent.
  • Category E.—Unfit, awaiting discharge or reclassification, .6 per cent.

It will be seen that a large proportion falls into Category B.