§ Sir H. NIELDasked the Minister of National Service whether he is aware of the number of young men and others of military age and apparent fitness occupying civil positions in the Naval Contracts Department of the Admiralty, or who are nominal Service men who have entered the Department since the passing of the Military Service Act, 1916; whether, in order to satisfy himself of these facts, he will cause a surprise visit to be paid to the canteen room in the Local Government Board building during the mid-day' interval; and whether he will take steps to call up for service all Grades 1 and 2 men who are under the age of thirty years, 1135W and require the others to enrol for training in the Volunteer regiments of the county in which they are resident?
§ Mr. BECKThe Naval Contracts Department of the Admiralty will be dealt with by the Military Service Committee, which is being appointed to review the whole Civil staff of the Admiralty which is of military age.