§ Captain PLUGGEasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether in 392W view of the Government's appeal for territorial recruits for groundwork units in connection with the Royal Air Force, his Department are arranging to give further employment to its own groundwork units who are about to terminate their 12 years' service?
§ Sir P. SASSOONRe-engagements have necessarily to be related, as I explained in my reply of 5th March to one of my hon. and gallant Friend's questions, to the requirements of the service and the ensuring of promotion and appropriate employment for those re-engaged. My other reply of the same date showed that, in Group I, about 93 per cent. of the airmen concerned had been re-engaged or had prolonged their service since 1st April, 1934. This indicates, I think, that further employment is, in fact, being given to the utmost extent possible to the men whom I think he has in mind.