§ Mr. RAPERasked the Secretary of State for Air whether one of the reasons advanced for the retention of a non-service man at Kidbrooke was that he helped with the canteen; and why a disabled ex-service man, who could perform this duty equally well, was not appointed?
Captain GUESTThe main ground on which the man in question was recommended for retention by the Substitution Committee, on which ex-service men are represented, was personal hardship; the canteen question was an altogether secondary consideration. In any case, he, has since been given notice of discharge.