§ Lord H. CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether the Treasury have communicated any decision to the heads of Departments with a view to restricting the promotion of assistant clerks to the second division to the proportion of one promotion to four vacancies; and, if so, whether he can state the Order in Council or other authority authorising the fixing of such ratio of promotion?
§ Mr. BALDWINThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative, and the second part does not, therefore, arise.
§ Lord H. CAVENDISH-BENTINCKasked the Secretary to the Treasury with reference to the letter, 4,155/19, dated 29th January, addressed to the heads of all Government Departments from the Treasury, requesting them to forward a list of the names and qualifications of their established staff suitable for promotion to posts in other Departments, whether it is intended that the names of permanent women Civil servants should be included in the lists of recommendations; and, if so, whether this can be made clear to the heads of those Departments where permanent women are employed?
§ Mr. BALDWINThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. I am sending my hon. Friend a copy of a Treasury Circular, dated the 26th February last, which was issued with a view to removing any misapprehension on the subject.