§ 58. Colonel Ropnerasked the Minister of Agriculture how many C releases for agricultural personnel have been sponsored by his Department to date; and to what extent his treatment of such applications has been modified in recent months owing to the shortage of agricultural labour.
§ Mr. T. Williams:My Department has no authority to sponsor applications for compassionate release, which is a matter entirely within the discretion of the Service Department concerned. The second part of the Question does not therefore arise.