London, June 21 The Opposition sharply heckled Mr. W. S. Morrison, who was an-sworing for the Minister for the Coordination of Defence, in the House of Commons today when he moved draft orders designed to ameliorate the civil obligations of militia-men during their period of service.
He declared that militia-men should not be penalized by undertaking other obligations (financial obligations like hire purchase, etc.) entered into before they knew of the introduction of conscription.
Mr. Morrison announced that mili-tio-men would be credited during service with payments to National Health Pensions schemes so as to be eligible for benefit when discharged from the Army, if unable to return to normal work.
For the next hour, the speech degenerated into a disjointed narration, owing to continuous interruptions from the Opposition.
Mr. Morrison concluded by saying that the Government had made a real effort to provide a degree of protection which he believed did not accompany similar compulsory service in any other country.—Reuter.
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