§ 44. Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the extent to which daily individual work returns for clerical officers are used in the Civil Service; the annual cost of such returns; and the purpose for which they are designed?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHANo general instructions have been issued on this matter and I have therefore no detailed knowledge of the extent to which individual work returns are used for clerical officers. The question is essentially a departmental one and I regret that, owing to the disproportionate amount of time and labour that would be involved, comprehensive information of the kind asked for cannot be made available.
§ Mr. DAVIESDoes not the hon. Gentleman think that this is a very irritating practice, and that it is possible that irritation caused to the staff in this way does not produce the best results?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAI am not aware what irritation it is to which the hon. Gentleman refers?
§ Mr. DAVIESI will tell the hon. Gentleman.