§ Mr. J. DAVISONasked the Under-Secretary of State for War what proportion of ex-service temporary civil servants employed in his Department on clerical duties are home service and overseas, respectively; and how many are men who did not sit for the recent special establishment examinations?
Lieut.-Colonel GUINNESSThe numbers are
Home service men … … 108 Overseas men … … 695 Total … … 803 The number of these men who did not sit at the recent special examinations was 294.
Mr. F. HALLasked the Under-Secretary of State for War whether any of the non-combatant Army Pay Corps men employed on clerical duties, who received gratuities on demobilisation from the uniformed corps, were subsequently transferred to the civilian staff employed in similar duties; and whether on dismissal from the civilian staff, owing to shrinkage of work, any further gratuity is available for them?
§ Mr. GWYNNEThe answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the last part, these men received a gratuity as soldiers 1207W on discharge from the Army. They will not be eligible for a further gratuity on discharge as civilians until they have completed at least seven years' service after the end of the War. If then discharged owing to abolition of their employment, they will be eligible for gratuity under the Superannuation Act of 1887.