§ Mr. Viantasked the Secretary of State for War in how many cases have soldiers not been allowed to sail for this country for demobilisation unless they were vaccinated.
§ Mr. LawsonIt is impossible to ascertain exact figures. Unvaccinated men are not normally prevented from travelling by sea; but if an outbreak of smallpox occurs at the port of embarkation they may be liable to delay because of quarantine regulations.
§ Major Beamishasked the Secretary of State for War, how many men and women, respectively, have been discharged from the Service since the demobilisation scheme started before their term for release under the group system, because no suitable employment could be found for them.
§ Mr. LawsonPrecise figures cannot be given, but between 1st June and 31st October it is estimated that some 13,000 men were discharged, before their turn under the age and service group system, because no Army employment could be found for them suitable for their age2508W and medical category. This included 8,000 men of the Pioneer Corps who were in low medical categories. Practically no A.T.S. were discharged on that ground. There were many more out of turn discharges during the same period on other grounds, for example, as invalids.