§ Sir Richard Glynasked the Minister of Defence whether he will discontinue the practice of granting discharges to members of the Armed Forces wishing to contest Parliamentary elections; and whether he will take such steps as may be necessary to enable such candidates to contest elections while on special leave for that purpose, as was done in 1945, and not to be discharged unless elected.
§ Mr. ThorneycroftI am considering the solution proposed by my hon. Friend.