§ 48. Mr. LEES-JONESasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that discontent exists among members of the "S" class in the Civil Service owing to the refusal on the Treasury's part to apply to this class the scale of pay recommended by the Royal Commission on the Civil Service; and whether he will arrange for negotiations to be entered upon between the Treasury and the appropriate staff associations on the matter?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Hore-Belisha)The" S" class comprises some 10,000 temporary and unestablished clerks who are now being specially admitted to the pensionable establishment in pursuance of the recommendations of the Royal Commission on the Civil Service. The answer to the last part of the question is in the negative. In the course of the negotiations leading to the grant of pensionable status the Government representatives stated that in view of the national financial situation they were not in a position to make any proposals for an improvement in pay for the" S" class in addition to the grant of pension rights on a non-contributory basis.
§ Mr. FLEMINGMay the answer be repeated, as I for one did not hear a word?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAMy hon. Friend will be able to read it.