§ 24. Mr. W. GRAHAMasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been called to the passage in the Report of the Reconstruction Committee dealing with the reorganisation of the Civil Service, which refers to the position of assistant clerks; whether he is aware that the committee failed to agree on the request that wage should be given on the basis of age; whether the staff has refused the offer made on the ground of the low remuneration offered, together with the fact that it would give men entering the Civil Service in future a great advantage over those at present established who had succeeded in securing the improved conditions; and whether he is prepared to reconsider this matter, so that the staff may have more generous treatment?
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§ Mr. BALDWINMy attention has been drawn to the matter referred to in the hon. Member's question. With regard to the last part of the question, I am informed that a claim for improved terms of assimilation has been submitted by the staff to the Civil Service Arbitration Board.