asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether any assessment is made upon co-operative societies upon the profits earned in their trading with non-members. scheme are liable to call-up to the Armed Forces if under 31 years of age. In practice I am not calling up ex-Merchant seamen between 25 and 30 years of age who have completed three years' service, or men under 25 who have completed four years'service in "the Merchant Navy since the outbreak of war.