§ Mr. HAYDAYasked the Minister of Pensions how many temporary clerks are employed by the Ministry, excluding the typing and statistical branches, and including institutional workers; how many of these are ex-service men, ex-service women, and non-service women, respectively; how many of the non-service women, excluding statistical clerks, have qualified in the recent clerical class examination; and how many of the remainder are employed on duties akin to those of writing assistants?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe number of temporary clerks, excluding typing and statistical branches, but including clerks in institutions, is 13,934. Of these, 7,149 are ex-service men, 307 ex-service women, and 6,151 non-service women. The number of non-service women, excluding statistical clerks, successful at the recent competitive examination for the clerical class is 70. The number who qualified, but were not successful, is not known precisely, but it probably does not exceed 200. A large number of non-service women, unsuccessful in the examination or who did not compete, are engaged on duties which form part of those assigned to writing assistants by the Reorganisation Report of the National Whitley Council; but it is not at present possible to furnish an accurate estimate of the number who are so engaged.
§ Mr. HAYDAYasked the Minister of Pensions whether a large proportion of the Issue Office staff is engaged on such duties as are graded as writing assistants under the Reorganisation Report; and what portion he considers to be engaged on such duties?
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§ Mr. MACPHERSONA proportion of the work in Pension Issue Office is of the character assignable to the writing assistant class under the recommendation of the Reorganisation Committee of the National Whitley Council. The number of posts which will be created for writing assistants in the office in question under the regrading scheme is now receiving consideration.