§ 70. Colonel Sir A. HOLBROOKasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the amount of actual salary paid in Grades 1, 2 and 3, respectively, to ex-service temporary men on being admitted to the permanent service?
Mr. YOUNGThe initial salary in each case, inclusive of bonus at current rates, of ex-service men appointed from the under-mentioned temporary grades to the clerical class in London under the limited competitions is:
| Grade I | £200 |
| Grade II | £184 10s. |
| Grade III | £164 |
§ The scale of the clerical class rises by increments for each year of approved service to a maximum of £250 plus bonus, or X416 in all at current rates.
§ 71. Sir A. HOLBROOKasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether evidence was heard by the Lytton Committee from staff associations on the question of initial salary on admission to the Civil Service; whether the Lytton Committee was aware that an agreement had been reached by the National Whitley Council on the question of pay for civil servants and whether, in view of the fact that a member of the Lytton Committee has stated publicly that they came to a decision without being placed in possession of such evidence, His Majesty's Government are prepared to set up any machinery of investigation which will enable ex-service men to state their case, having special regard to the letter issued by the arbitration board to the effect that the scales laid down would cause considerable hardship in a large number of cases?
Mr. YOUNGThe answer to the first and second parts of the question is in the affirmative. This question was carefully considered by the Lytton Committee, which heard full evidence in support of the men's case. His Majesty's Government accepted the Committee's recom- 1268 mendation, which was subsequently endorsed by the Civil Service Arbitration Board, and in the circumstances I am unable to agree that the question should be reopened.