Lieut.-Colonel BELLasked the Secretary of State for War the number of persons employed in Army canteens and institutes and how many of these are ex-service men and women, respectively?
§ Lieut.-Colonel STANLEYThe number of persons employed by the Navy, Army and Air Force institutes in institutes in the United Kingdom is as follows:
Ex-service men … 739 Nan ex-service men … 443 Women … 1,344 Total … 2,526 The corresponding numbers employed overseas could only be ascertained by inquiry.