HC Deb 31 May 1932 vol 266 cc1001-2
60. Dr. MORRIS-JONES

asked the Postmaster-General whether he will consider the desirability of promoting a further number of qualified candidates in section B of the 1926 clerical class examination?

The ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Mr. Graham White)

My right hon. Friend has fully considered this matter in consultation with the Treasury. He was recently able to arrange for fifty additional candidates to be called up, making a total of a hundred appointments in excess of the number agreed upon when the competition was held, and I regret that, after a careful survey of the requirements of the service, I can hold out no hope of any further concession.

Dr. MORRIS-JONES

In view of the admitted claims of this section, cannot the hon. Gentleman extend some hope that a small number, at all events, may be considered at a later date?

Mr. WHITE

This matter has a long history. My right hon. Friend and his predecessors have already made considerable and successful attempts to increase the number. I should be loth to encourage false hope by holding out hope of the possibility of any further number.