§ 5. Mr. MacINTYREasked the Minister of Pensions if he is aware that certain temporary officials in the Scottish region who were successful in the Lytton examinations were removed from the posts that they had occupied as temporary officials and appointed as permanent clerical officers at a considerable reduction of salary, and that subsequently, under the Guinness Agreement, it was provided that a number of temporary officials were to be granted quasi-permanency, i.e., permanency without pension; and if, in view of the hardship involved in the fact that officials who had either not availed themselves of the opportunity of the Lytton examinations or had competed and were unsuccessful should now be eligible for permanent appointment in their present grades, even without pension, while the successful competitors are not, he will take steps to provide that the successful competitors will be considered for appointment as officials under the Guinness Agreement, provided that their capability and efficiency are proved?
§ Major TRYONThe situation described by my hon. Friend in relation to the Scottish region of this Ministry is common to the whole of the Civil Service. The temporary officials who were successful in the Lytton examinations and accepted appointment on the permanent establishment as clerical officers now hold pensionable appointments and, subject to good conduct and efficiency, are eligible for the grant of increases in pay annually to the maximum of the scale of pay of their permanent post. I do not think it would be practicable now to accept the hon. Member's suggestion, which would involve the officers concerned in the loss of pensionable status and of the regular increase in emoluments to which I have referred.