Major Lloydasked the Secretary of State for War why young Poles coming into this country from Palestine and Egypt are not allowed to continue the technical training in which they had started while abroad.
§ Mr. ShinwellMany of these Poles, who range in age up to 24 years, have been undergoing technical training for four or five years and are well qualified to take218W their place in British industry. They are therefore, being so placed, where suitable. It is further hoped that a number of the younger ones will now join British Army Technical Schools and ultimately be absorbed into the British Army. A certain number of the more outstanding are being allowed to continue their studies under arrangements made by the Committee for the Education of Poles in Great Britain.