§ 56. Mr. Albuasked the Minister of Works why no representative of the professional staff was included among the members of his Department who gave evidence before the Royal Commission on the Civil Service on 12th October, 1954.
§ Mr. BirchThe Royal Commission did not ask to hear any witness other than the Permanent Secretary, who gave oral evidence on behalf of the Ministry.
§ 57. Mr. Albuasked the Minister of Works why he refused to receive a deputation from the Institution of Professional Civil Servants to discuss their dissatisfaction with the evidence submitted by his Department to the Royal Commission on the Civil Service concerning the position of professional and technical staff.
§ Mr. BirchThe Ministry of Works branch of the Institution wished to see me in order to criticise the evidence given to the Royal Commission by my Permanent Secretary. I did not consider such a meeting would be of any value.