§ Major GLYNasked the Secretary of State for War what is the lowest grade or appointment which is open to a civilian employé to fill which is counted as a position of an established civil servant; and what is the total number of civilian employé employed by the War Office, and in what capacities?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSAs regards the first part of the question, if by lowest grade my hon. and gallant Friend means lowest paid, the lowest established grade is that of foreman, Army Ordnance Services, in the provinces. As regards the second part of the question, the total number of civilian employés employed by the War Office at home is, approximately:
(a) Administrative, professional, supervising and clerical 9,400 (b) Industrial 24,400
§ Major GLYNasked the Secretary of State for War what are the designations of all the grades and appointments of established civil servants under the administration of the War Office; what are the numbers of persons, male and female, respectively, employed in each grade and appointment; what are the designations of those persons who are on the temporary list though qualifying for establishment; what are the numbers of such persons in such categories; how many persons are there doing similar work to the above grades but are not established, that is qualified for pension, or temporary, that is, qualifying for establishment position; what are the rates of pay for such persons, with bonus shown as a separate item; and how do these compare with all the above grades and appointments?
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§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSIn view of the labour which would be involved in compiling this return, I trust that my hon. and gallant Friend will not press for this information in detail.