§ Mr. Dribergasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the names of any further persons who have been, or are to be, added to the Advisory Committee on Servicemen's candidatures for Parliament; on how many occasions this Committee has so far met; and what is the average time devoted to each interview with an applicant and the subsequent discussion of his bona fides.
§ Mr. BrookeI am glad to say that further invitations to serve on the68W Advisory Committee have been accepted by Viscount Tenby and Lord Taylor, both of them former Members of this House. This brings the total membership to eight. On present showing I do not think it will be necessary to make further appointments.
The Committee has held five sessions. The individual cases, and the amount of consideration they call for, vary so much that an average would be misleading. I am informed that the time devoted to cases has ranged from a minimum of 15 minutes to a maximum of 50 minutes.