HC Deb 14 November 1917 vol 99 cc411-2W
Mr. ROWNTREE

asked the Minister of National Service whether the Restricted Occupations Order of the 28th February, 1917, has yet been cancelled; if so, whether employers in non-controlled factories and workshops are now at liberty to engage men between the ages of eighteen and sixty-one; and whether notice to that effect has been given to all. Labour Exchanges?

Sir A. GEDDES:

The Restricted Occupations Order of the 28th February, 1917, has not been cancelled. Its provisions are, however, no longer being enforced except in regard to the engagement or employment of aliens; and notice to that effect has been given to the Labour Exchanges.