HC Deb 25 April 1923 vol 163 cc441-2
20. Mr. ALLEN PARKINSON

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what proportion of the ex-service temporary civil servants employed in his Department on clerical duties are home service and overseas, respectively; and how many are men who did not sit for the recent special establishment examinations?

Commander EYRES-MONSELL

The number of ex-service temporary civil servants employed at the Admiralty on clerical duties on the 1st April, 1923, was 703.

The details asked for are not available, but on a former occasion when the number was 751, approximate details were:

Home service 58
Overseas 693
The number who did not sit for the special examination was then 327, which number has since been reduced owing to a further examination having been held.

The number employed at the outport establishments was 671 on the 1st April, 1923. No details of this figure are available.

of the Insurance Department of the Ministry in the OFFICIAL REPORT. The work as between men and women has not varied in principle since 1912.

Following are the promised details: