§ 36. Mr. Spearmanasked the Minister of Health if he can take steps so that otherwise eligible applicants are not debarred from service with a local authority because of that local authority's liability for superannuation on account of the applicant's previous service with another local authority.
§ Mr. DaltonI have no power to interfere with local authorities' discretion in appointing their officers, but I hope that no authority would refuse to appoint 296 otherwise suitable persons solely because of superannuation questions.
§ Mr. SpearmanDoes the Minister realise that under the present plan, local authorities engaging staff with previous service are liable for pension for service they have not used and contributions they have not received, and that, therefore, they are not appointing people otherwise eligible? Does he not think this is a waste of manpower?
§ Mr. DaltonIt is not wasteful of manpower if they find someone else.