§ Mr. E. Walkdenasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport whether women now serving in the Mechanical Transport Corps are subject to any form of control or discipline similar to non-commissioned officers and other ranks in the Auxiliary Territorial Service; whether, in performing their duties as drivers for Royal Ordnance factories and National Service departments, they are allowed to decide for themselves whether or not a duty is necessary; and who authorises the measure or period of leave or holidays which they may take?
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§ Mr. Noel-BakerThe Mechanised Transport Corps is a voluntary organisation and any control or discipline over members of the organisation, as such, is exercised by the corps itself. In so far as members of the corps are in paid employment the conditions are a matter for the employer; in Royal Ordnance factories they are determined by the factory transportation officers; those members who are enrolled in Civil Defence are subject to the appropriate Defence Regulations.