§ Mr. Footasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to a circular letter recently sent out by the County Councils' Association to all county councils in England and Wales advising such councils to discriminate between employés who volunteer for military service before the outbreak of hostilities and those who volunteer or are called up thereafter and to make up their civil pay in the first case but not in the second; whether he is aware that the Association of Municipal Corporations has advised its members in the contrary sense as regards municipal employés; and whether he will consult with the County Councils' Association with a view to inducing them to amend their recommendations?
§ Mr. ElliotI am aware of the terms of the circulars in question. I fear I could not adopt the suggestion contained in the last part of the question.