§ 74. Mr. CADOGANasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether, before the final staffing arrangements of Government Departments are completed, he proposes to extend to the temporary typing staff facilities for entry into the permanent Civil Service similar to those already granted to the temporary shorthand typing staff, namely, by means of a limited competitive examination open to all temporary typists up to the age of 40 years?
73. Lieut.-Colonel WATTS-MORGANasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he has considered the question of offering to the temporary typists and shorthand typists some sort of security of tenure in the same way as he has done for the temporary women clerks?
§ Mr. McNEILLWith the permission of the hon. Members, I will answer these questions together, and I would refer them to the reply which I gave on the 15th March to the hon. Member for Stratford (Mr. Groves).
§ Mr. HARMSWORTHMay I ask in reference to that reply whether the right hon. Gentleman does not think that Government Departments are already greatly over-staffed, and ought to be cut down?
§ Mr. McNEILLNo, Sir, I have not said so.