asked the Secretary of State for War whether men of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force compulsorily transferred to the Army in 1945 will be recalled if necessary to their original service; and what number of men is involved.

These men will normally have been placed in an Army Reserve and, if their recall for full-time service becomes necessary, they will be recalled initially for service with the Army. At present, transfer from an unpaid Reserve of one Service to a similar Reserve of either of the other two Services is inadmissible. The subsequent employment of these men will depend upon the various Service requirements. In 1944, the numbers compulsorily transferred from the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force to the Army were 6,458 and 16,360 respectively. In 1945, the corresponding figures were 2,595 and 13,971.