§ 63 and 64. Mr. Montagueasked the Minister of Labour (1) how many university students who were born after the 1st October, 1927, and admitted to universities before the end of 1946 have been refused deferment of their call-up to the Forces despite the Government's undertaking given in the White Paper dated May, 1946;
(2) why a considerable number of university students who were born after 1st October, 1927, and admitted to universities before the end of 1946 have been refused deferment of their call-up to the Forces.
§ Mr. IsaacsNo student in the class referred to in these Questions who has been actually admitted to a place at a university, has been refused deferment. The question of deferment does not arise in the case of students for whom it has not been possible to find places at universities because of the large number of applications for entrance received from ex-Service students. The number of such cases is not yet known.