Colonel Crosth waite-Eyreasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that block deferment has been applied to all signal officers in the M.E.F. of age and service group 27; and for what period such deferment has been made.
§ Mr. LawsonIt is not the case that the release of all signal officers in the M.E.F. of group 27 has been compulsorily deferred, although it has been found necessary in order to maintain a fair level of efficiency in that theatre, to retain a large majority, each on an individual basis. The period of deferment is not likely in this case to exceed two months.