§ Mr. Gallacherasked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that many young men in the Merchant Navy were originally called up for the R.N. and after a brief training were transferred as R.N. Special Reservists to the Merchant Navy reserve pool for service on merchant ships; and whether such men will be treated as men called to the colours and reinstated in their former employment at the end of hostilities.
§ Mr. BevinYes, Sir. These men are persons to whom the Reinstatement in Civil Employment Act applies and, subject to the provisions of Section 12 (3), their service in the Merchant Navy will be continued war service. They will be able to claim their rights under the Act as soon as their war service ends.