§ Major Lyonsasked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs whether he is aware of disquiet at the financial arrangements on discharge or demobilisation of combatant or non-combatant enlisted Africans from Basutoland, Swaziland and Bechuanaland who have served overseas; and whether he will arrange, in conjunction with the Secretary of State for the Colonies, for a review of the whole position of enlisted Africans in regard to their terms of discharge and demobilisation to embrace leave and pay and allowances on discharge, war gratuities, arrangements for re-employment and rehabilitation, pensions for disablement, including those for widows and children, &c., on more generous lines than at present exist.
§ Mr. Emrys-EvansMy noble Friend has not heard of any disquiet such as the hon. and gallant Member's question implies. Most of the points which he specifies are already under active consideration by the Dominions Office, Colonial Office and War Office. Schemes for rehabilitation and for re-employment when the time comes can only be worked out by the authorities on the spot, who are already engaged on this task. As regards rehabilitation, I would refer to the policy outlined in the reply given to the hon. and gallant Member by 783W my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the 15th March, which is also being followed in respect of the High Commission Territories.