HC Deb 02 April 1940 vol 359 c27W
Mr. Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he has considered representations that tests are available which gauge the mental capacity of recruits; whether any such tests have been carried out; and, if so, how many recruits have been found to be defective and what proportion these bear to the numbers examined?

Mr. Stanley

It is not considered practicable, in present conditions, to adopt a system of tests for gauging the mental capacity of recruits, and no such tests have been carried out.