HC Deb 03 June 1942 vol 380 c688W
Sir Smedley Crooke

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many of the staff of 1,086 officials engaged on public relations and Press work in the 27 Government Departments are reserved from military service?

Captain Crookshank

Of the 1,086 officials referred to 384 are men. Of these 230 are over military age; no are over the reservation age for their grade; 13 are medically unfit; 10 have not yet registered; of the remainder, 7 have been granted varying periods of deferment, one has been released from the Army and 13 are awaiting call-up under the normal enlistment procedure.