§ Sir H. CRAIKasked the Minister of National Service whether the Order of 9th April, withdrawing all certificates granted on occupational grounds to domestic indoor or outdoor servants, includes the withdrawal of a certificate granted to the chauffeur of a country doctor who has been granted exemption both by a local and Appeal Tribunal on the ground that he is indispensable to the work of the doctor, which is held to be of national importance?
§ Mr. BECKThe Order does include the withdrawal of a certificate of exemption granted on occupational grounds to the chauffeur of a doctor provided he was been in or after the year 1875, and is, pursuant to his last authorised medical examination, in Medical Category A, B 1, or C l, or Medical Grade 1 or 2 or has not been placed in a medical category or medical grade. It should be pointed out that many doctors in the country are now using motor cycles or are driving their own cars, and also that large numbers of women are now acting as chauffeuses. The work is also very suitable for discharged, partially disabled sailors and soldiers. If, however, owing to special circumstances none of these expedients was immediately available, there would be aprimâ facie case for the suspension of the man's calling-up notice, and the regional directors of National Service have authority to grant temporary suspensions in exceptional cases of this kind.