§ Mr. Lipsonasked the Secretary of State for War if short service commissioned doctors who signed for five years and have, in some instances, already done over six, may now be released to enable them to return to their civilian practices where they are urgently required.
§ Mr. LawsonA doctor appointed to a short service commission before the war is liable to retention during the present emergency under Article 213 of the Royal Warrant for the Pay, etc., of the Army, and is retained subject to the conditions mentioned in my reply on 30th October to a question by the hon. and gallant Member for Hythe. A doctor appointed during the war is eligible on completion of his period of five years short service commission for immediate release if his age and service group has already been released or alternatively for release with his age and service group when it is reached, provided he has not been appointed to a permanent commission and has not applied to defer his release or to serve on for a minimum period of two years postwar service, with gratuity.