§ Mr. JOWETTasked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to the case of a conscientious objector, named Shapley, who was allowed by the Home Office to work on a farm at Westbury and has observed all the terms of his engagement, and has recently been required by the Home Office to relinquish his work in this locality; and what is the reason for this action?
§ Mr. BRACEThe Committee considered it undesirable that this man should be permitted to remain at work in the neighbourhood of his ordinary residence, and they have therefore required him to submit for their approval, within a certain period, employment of national importance at a distance of not less than 25 miles from his home. This is a condition which it is found necessary to impose in a good many cases.