One of the conditions of eligibility for L.I.A.P. is that the soldier must have at least four months useful service to complete on return from leave before he becomes due to embark for the United Kingdom to be released. To comply with this condition, overseas commands have had to estimate when later groups are likely to be released in order to decide which groups must be excluded from L.I.A.P. drafts. I am not aware which groups are being excluded in South East Asia from drafts after this month, but the information is being obtained by cable and I will write to the hon. Member.