86. Miss Wardasked the Minister of Labour how many National Service men have been released since October, 1951, from the Services on personal grounds; and how many have been recalled for National Service through his Department.
§ Mr. WatkinsonI am having the information extracted and will write to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.
87. Miss Wardasked the Minister of Labour how many men have applied for postponement of their National Service on the grounds that their businesses would have to be closed down; how many have had over 12 months' postponement; and how many businesses have been closed down as a result.
§ Mr. WatkinsonDuring the 12 months ended 30th September, 1952, 1,407 first applications and 625 renewal applications were made for postponement of call-up to enable alternative arrangements to be made, if possible, for the carrying on of a business. The information asked for in the second and third parts of the Question is not available.