The Week in Parliament
Our Parliamentary Correspondent writes: The House of Commons is waking up—perhaps I should say the Government is being awakened—to the need of mobilising man- and woman- power down to the last man and woman. Ahead of us lie important debates on concentration of industry and agriculture and, of course, the Budget. Meanwhile it is important to secure that the Army, Navy, Air Force, the Civil Defence Forces, essential industries and agriculture are fully manned with the right men and women. Such a total organisation raises ques- tions of training, mobility, hostels and billeting, wages and allowances and many other questions. No one loOking back on the last eighteen months could' say that we have planned this use of man- and woman-power with any great prevision. In typically British manner we have met each occasion with brilliant improvisation. It is no simple problem. Constant revision of the list of reserved occupations has been necessary. * * * *
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