§ Mr. Markhamasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what percentage of the successful candidates for the administrative class of the home Civil Service, the Indian Civil Service, the Foreign Office and Diplomatic Service, and for the Consular Service during the 1927W years 1936, 1937 and 1938 were State-aided secondary schools?
§ Captain CrookshankThe following table gives the particulars asked for. These
Statement showing the percentage of successful candidates for the specified Services who had attended State-aided Secondary Schools. Date of Examination. Administrative Class of the Home Civil Service. Indian Civil Service (Exclusive of candidates of Indian descent or domicile). Burma Civil Service (Class I). Foreign Office and Diplomatic Service. Consular Service and Assistant Officer Grade in the Department of Overseas Trade. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. July, 1936 60.7 50.0 — 14.3 15.4 July, 1937 49.0 72.2 50.0 9.1 22.2 July, 1938 50.8 31.2 100.0 14.3 40.0