§ 49. Mr. Oliverasked the Secretary of State for War whether he is satisfied that the discharges of employees of 65 years of age and over, now taking place at the Central Ordnance Depot, Chilwell, on the grounds of alleged inefficiency can be sustained, having regard to the fact that these workpeople are performing work in speed and reliability equal to that performed by younger persons and presumably to the satisfaction of the local management.
§ Mr. HeadNo. I am not satisfied that in every case discharge was justified. Each case is being reviewed, but where, through old age, employees cannot do a full and efficient day's work we cannot afford, in the interests of economy, to retain them.