§ Mr. MacNEILLasked the First Lord of the Treasury whether, in view of the present procedure which precludes a Civil servant against whom false Departmental reports have been made from being heard at a formal inquiry in his own defence, His Majesty's Government will consider the advisability of creating a Board of Appeal, composed of Members of the Privy Council, selected for the purpose, who would have power to hear and advise His Majesty upon the petitions of Civil servants who have been wrongfully dismised from office, or fined, or otherwise condemned without due inquiry?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI am not aware that any substantial difficulty is experienced by Civil servants in obtaining full consideration from the heads of their Departments for any representations which they desire to make; and the procedure suggested in the hon. Member's question does not commend itself to my judgment as either desirable or practicable.