§ MAJOR COATES (Lewisham)To ask the Secretary to the Treasury what class of clerks prepare and check the Parliamentary Returns required from the Statistical Office of the Customs.
(Answered by Mr. Runciman.) I learn that Parliamentary Returns required from the 1259 Statistical Office are prepared by assistant clerks, allowanced assistant clerks, and by the staff generally, and as far as necessary are checked by allowanced assistant clerks, minor staff officers, junior clerks, and senior clerks. Such Returns are also finally scrutinised by senior clerks before being submitted to the deputy principal and principal.