HC Deb 05 November 1947 vol 443 c210W
79. Lieut.-Commander Braithwaite

asked the Postmaster-General how many ex-Service men were recruited for established appointments as postman between July, 1946, and January, 1947; and what proportion of those so recruited were, respectively, ex-Regulars and ex-hostilities only.

Mr. Wilfred Paling

The number is estimated at 6,500. No figures are available centrally as to the proportion of ex-Regulars and ex-hostilities men, but ex-Regulars have preference.