§ 44. Mr. J. ALLEN PARKINSONasked the Home Secretary if there is any likelihood of the higher positions in the Civil Service being thrown open to competition, by which ex-service men could secure these appointments by competitive examination?
§ Colonel Sir R. SANDERS (Lord of the Treasury)I have been asked to reply. The question of the further steps to be taken for the appointment of ex-service men to permanent posts in the Civil Service is under consideration by Lord Lytton's Committee, whose Report on the subject must be awaited.