52. Sir F. HALLasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of promotions made in each Department from the P-class to established clerical grade under Clause 6 of the Government memorandum of 12th January, 1925, for the period 1st January, 1929, to 30th June, 1929; and the number of writing assistants promoted to established clerical grade in each Department for the same period?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEAs the reply to the hon. and gallant Member's question contains a number of figures, I propose with his permission to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Sir F. HALLWill the sympathy of the Government be extended to these men of the P-class so as to give them as many opportunities of improving their position as possible?
§ Mr. W. J. BROWNIs it not a fact that the Treasury have already received representations about this case, in the last few days?
§ Mr. BUCHANANWill the Government at least be more sympathetic than the last Government?
§ The following is the reply:
§ Number of promotions to the established General and Departmental Clerical Classes from 1st January, 1929, to 30th June, 1929:
| From the P Class. | From Writing Assistants. | |
| Agriculture and Fisheries, Ministry of | 2 | — |
| Air Ministry | 1 | 3 |
| Charity Commission | 1 | — |
| Colonial Office | 1 | — |
| Customs and Excise Department | 15 | 1 |
| County Courts Department | 2 | — |
| Dominions Office | 1 | — |
| Exchequer and Audit Department | — | 1 |
| Friendly Societies Registry | 1 | — |
| Health, Ministry of | — | 13 |
| Inland Revenue | — | 20 |
| Labour, Ministry of | — | 32 |
| Land Registry | 2 | — |
| National Savings Committee | 1 | — |
| Paymaster-General's Office | — | 1 |
| Pensions, Ministry of | 7 | — |
| Post Office | 12 | 49 |
| Prison Commission | 4 | — |
| Public Trustee | 5 | 2 |
| Registrar-General | 4 | 1 |
| Scientific and Industrial Research Department | 1 | — |
| Stationery Office | 1 | — |
| Trade, Board of | 22 | 4 |
| Transport, Ministry of | 5 | — |
| Treasury | 1* | — |
| Unemployment Grants Committee | 1* | — |
| Office of Works | 12 | — |
| Department of Agriculture, Scotland | 1 | — |
| Department of Health, Scotland | 9 | — |
| Welsh Board of Health | 4 | 2 |
| 116 | 129 | |
| * Promoted to vacancies in other Departments. |