§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Shipping how many discharged soldiers have been dismissed from his Department since the Armistice; and how many women have been dismissed in the same period?
Colonel WILSONSince the Armistice 24 ex-soldiers have been discharged from the Ministry of Shipping, and during the same period 1,072 women have resigned or were discharged.
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Shipping Controller whether before discharging demobilised soldiers or sailors on reduction of staff he communicates with other Departments, such as the War Office and the Admiralty, to see if they can discharge some boy or girl clerks, and so make vacancies for men who have fought in the War?
Colonel WILSONIt is now the rule that if the services of a demobilised man have to be dispensed with owing to reduction of staff, the case is notified to the Joint Substitution Board recently set up by the Treasury.