HC Deb 09 May 1922 vol 153 cc2002-3
67. Mr. J. JONES

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, seeing that ex-service men, married or single, who passed or qualified at the recent competitive examinations for the Civil Service are offered £80 per year plus bonus upon entering, irrespective of age, whilst permanent civil servants receive the same remuneration at the age of 18, he will, in view of the fact that many of these ex-service men have families to support, reconsider this matter and put them on a scale more appropriate to their age and responsibilities?

The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Hilton Young)

I would refer to the answer which I gave on the 3rd instant to the hon. and gallant Member for Buckingham (Captain Bowyer).

68. Sir F. HALL

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what salary would be paid to established clerical workers entering the Civil Service at the age of 18; what salary, in the ordinary course of events, would such officers be receiving at the age of 25; and what salary is paid to ex-service men, whether married or single who gained admission to the permanent clerical class at the age of 25 by the competitive examination which recently took place?

Mr. YOUNG

I would refer to the answers given on the 4th ultimo to the hon. Member for East Islington (Mr. Raper) and on the 3rd instant to the hon. and gallant Member for Buckingham (Captain Bowyer).

Sir F. HALL

Is it true that an ex-service man of 25, after having passed his examination, will be paid the same as a boy of 18, who has just passed his examination?

Mr. YOUNG

That would depend on the salary he was receiving formerly in his temporary capacity.

Sir F. HALL

Then it is not true that he would only get the same salary as a boy of 18?

Mr. YOUNG

It would depend entirely on the circumstances of the case as to the nature of his previous employment.