§ 64 and 65. Mr. Kendallasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1) if he will consider the employment of ex-Servicemen, particularly disabled men, in Civil Service positions where the work is of a routine nature which does not need academic qualifications and which have 580 been held during the war years by unqualified men on the ground of emergency; and
(2) if he will consider giving clear instructions to the effect that ex-Servicemen will be given priority of employment in the Civil Service over married women with husbands in full-time employment, retired business men over 6o years of age, retired Government and local government servants and youths reaching military age.
§ Mr. Glenvil HallEmployment in certain subordinate grades of the Civil Service is reserved, where possible, for ex-Servicemen. In filling other vacancies of a temporary character Departments select those who appear most suitable for the particular posts from the field submitted by the Ministry of Labour, and give due consideration to any submissions of ex-Servicemen and disabled persons.
§ Mr. KendallWill further consideration be given to the claims of ex-Servicemen to these Civil Service posts?
§ Mr. Glenvil HallEvery consideration is given. In some cases in the reconstruction examination they have up to 75 per cent. of the places allotted to them.