§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Minister of Agriculture how many ex-service men employed in a tem
282WTrade how many ex-service men employed in a temporary capacity competed at the recent examinations for the clerical class; how many passed, qualified, and failed; what number of those who failed applied to appear before the Investigating Board under paragraphs 36–39 of the Lytton Committee's Third Interim Report; and how many were recommended?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSON458 ex-service temporary clerks in the Board of Trade, excluding the late Ministries of Food and Shipping, competed at the examinations in question. Of this number, 50 passed, 41 qualified, and 367 failed. 193 of the last-mentioned category applied to appear before the Investigating Board, and 19 were recommended by the Department for consideration. I regret that I am unable to furnish exact figures in this respect as regards the staff of the late Ministries of Food and Shipping which were not under the control of the Board of Trade when the examinations were held, but the approximate figures in these cases are:—
porary capacity competed at the recent examinations for the clerical class; how many passed, qualified, or failed; what number of those who failed applied to appear before the Investigating Board under paragraphs 36 to 39 of the Lytton Committee's Third Interim Report; and how many were recommended?
Sir A. BOSCAWENOne hundred and forty-five men employed in a temporary capacity in the Ministry of Argiculture and Fisheries competed at the recent examinations for the Clerical Class; 22 passed, 18 qualified, and 105 failed; of those who failed 79 applied to appear before the Investigating Board, and of these, 35 have been recommended by my Department.