§ Mr. DOUGLAS HALLasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he was prepared to include in the return already promised the number of persons who have been appointed to positions in the Civil Service without having previously passed an examination by the Civil Service Commissioners since January, 1906, irrespective of the legislation that has been passed since that date?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEThe Return granted on the Motion of the hon. Member for Taunton is nearly complete. To include the whole number of persons appointed to the Civil Service would involve recasting the Return and collecting fresh statistics from all Departments. I regret, therefore, to be unable to assent to this addition.