§ Mr. LANSBURYasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether the rules of the Civil Service relating to retirement are applicable to temporary officers of Government Departments; and, if so, whether Treasury authority has been obtained for the appointment and retention in the Ministry of Pensions of persons over BO years of age who are receiving pensions of £800 to £1,000 per annum for service in other Departments in addition to salaries of £780 to £875 in their present posts?
§ Major BOYD - CARPENTERTemporary officers employed in Government Departments are discharged when their services are no longer required. They are not subject to the age limits prescribed by the Order in Council for the permanent Civil Service, but to such limits as may be laid down for particular cases or classes of cases. Treasury authority is not required for filling a temporary post by the appointment of the individual who appears to the responsible Minister to be most capable of discharging the duties required, merely because he has attained the age of 60 or because he is in receipt of a naval, military or Air Force Pension.