§ 22. Mr. LONGBOTTOMasked the Minister of Transport if he will see that in all the appointments of inspectors and examiners under the Road Traffic Act, 1930, they shall be persons who are not in receipt of pensions from positions previously held?
§ Mr. HERBERT MORRISONI will bear carefully in mind my hon. Friend's suggestion, with which I am generally in sympathy, but the predominant consideration must be the selection of the best qualified candidate in each case.
§ Mr. LONGBOTTOMWill the right hon. Gentleman bear in mind, in appointing these traffic inspectors and examiners, the inadvisability of appointing men who are in receipt of pensions?
§ Mr. MORRISONI have already informed my hon. Friend that I am in general sympathy with the point he raises, and it will be easier of application in those cases; but where it is a question of securing the services of the men whom I require and whose experience particularly fits them for the task I really am not going to deny the public service the advantages to be obtained from such appointments.