§ Rear-Admiral Beamishasked the Minister of Labour whether he is satisfied that the system of medical examination for men required for service in the Army precludes the entry of men who are medically or physically unfit; and whether he is aware that a man whose family history was easily available, was passed by a medical board in July, 1940, Grade II (a), and has recently been examined by a military medical officer and pronounced a mental defective; and what steps he proposes to take to avoid such incidents in future?
§ Mr. BevinIt is impossible to guarantee that cases of medical or physical unfitness will invariably be detected but I am advised that the present arrangements for medical examination are such as to reduce the risk of error to a minimum; I am making inquiry about the case to which the hon. and gallant Friend refers and will communicate with him further as soon as possible.