§ Mr. SHORTasked the Minister of Pensions whether he will consider the importance of the relative efficiency of his staff in determining the order of discharge, or whether he is committed to the retention of any one section of his staff irrespective of whether they might be found to be of lower efficiency than another section?
§ Mr. F. ROBERTSEfficiency is an important factor in determining the order of discharge of redundant personnel, and I am not committed to the ignoring of this consideration in connection with any section of my staff.