§ 82. Mr. R. RICHARDSONasked the Secretary of State for Air 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?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Lieut.-Colonel Sir Samuel Hoare)Of the ex-service temporary civil servants employed in the Air Ministry on clerical duties, 13 are "home service" and 152 are "overseas." Forty-three of this total of 165 are men who did not sit for the recent special examinations for establishment.
§ 84. Mr. CAIRNSasked the Secretary of State for Air what arrangements, if any, 659 were made for the absorption into civilian clerical employment in his Department of men demobilised from His Majesty's Forces, clerical home service units, from 1918 to October, 1920?
§ Sir S. HOARENo special steps were taken to absorb into civilian clerical employment demobilised men who had been employed on clerical work in home service units, but a number of such men were in fact taken on in a civil capacity.
§ 85. Sir R. NEWMANasked the Secretary of State for Air whether men who served during the War in the fighting forces of the Crown are being rejected for clerical work under the Air Ministry on account of their being below a certain standard of height?
§ Sir S. HOAREIf my hon. Friend's question refers to civilian clerical work under the Air Ministry, the answer is in the negative.