§ Sir A. HOLBROOKasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of ex-service men who entered the last examination for ex-service temporary civil servants; their average age; the number who passed or qualified; the number of failures; and the number who have since been accepted by the investigating board for permanent positions?
Mr. YOUNGThe number of ex-service men at the special examination for the clerical class held in November-December, 1920, and March, 1921, was 16,660, of whom 3,522 qualified for permanent appointment. Of the remainder, who failed, 716 have since been accepted by the investigating board. Scrutiny of the forms of all the candidates would be necessary in Order to ascertain their average age. Another special examination for the clerical class (including departmental classes), which is restricted to ex-service men, is now being held, and is being attended by approximately 15,000 candidates.