Lieut.-Colonel SPENDER CLAYasked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that women are still engaged in driving Army and Air Force cars and tenders; and whether attempts have been made to replace these women by discharged soldiers who are at present receiving the unemployment donation?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLEnrolled women drivers are still employed with the Army, but the number has been greatly reduced, and is being still further reduced as trained soldier personnel becomes available or as the vehicles driven by these women drivers are withdrawn on reduction of establishment. Whenever unenrolled personnel are required discharged soldiers are invariably employed. As regards the Royal Air Force, 18 women are employed as motor-drivers, and they are about to be replaced by enlisted men.