HC Deb 05 May 1919 vol 115 cc616-7W
Mr. T. GRIFFITHS

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps staff at Vendroux only twenty-five men per week are being demobilised, although the great majority are eligible; whether he is aware that the staff at this depot is much in excess of requirements; and whether he will have inquiries made with a view to men who are eligible for demobilisation being released as quickly as the exigencies of the Service permit?

Mr. CHURCHILL

Senior officers have been appointed to inspect unit registers with a view to ensuring that no officers or men (including those of administrative services and Departments) who are eligible for demobilisation are being retained without good and sufficient cause. I do not think it necessary therefore to institute special inquiries.