§ Miss WILKINSONasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that considerable dissatisfaction exists amongst the typing grades of the Civil Service, owing to the fact that, on a matter of urgency remitted for immediate joint discussion between the Treasury and the appropriate association by the National Whitley Council in July, no reply was received from the Treasury until recently; and whether he will give instructions that in future efforts shall be made to avoid such prolonged delay?
§ Mr. McNEILL; I am not aware that any matters of urgency were remitted as suggested for immediate discussion in July last. On the contrary, the formal conclusion reached by the Standing Joint Committee on Reorganisation (not the National Whitley Council) was that the question should be remitted to the Promotions Committee of the Council, but that this reference should not preclude discussion between the association concerned and the Treasury, if desired, and such discussion is, in fact, taking place.