§ Colonel Burtonasked the Minister of Labour the number of dock workers and fish porters in the Fleetwood area; how many are of a military age; how many prosecutions have taken place, and with what results; and whether he has considered the advisability of withdrawing the reservations of men of military age and capacity who decline to return to work?
§ Mr. BevinIt would not be in the public interest to give the figures asked for in the first and second parts of the Question. I am unable to answer the third part without more information as to the offences which my hon. and gallant Friend has in mind. With regard to the last part of the Question, it is already the general rule that if a man of military age fails to satisfy the conditions on which his deferment was granted the deferment may be cancelled.