§ Mr. GATESasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether the minimum standard of marks in the examination for vacancies on the permanent staff of the Civil Service is the same for women and men?
§ Mr. McNEILLI am afraid that I do not understand to which examination, open to both men and women, the hon. Member refers. At an examination which is attended by both men and women, the conditions of success are of course identical for all candidates.