Sir W. PRESTONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what number of candidates in the examination held in July, 1922, to qualify for permanent appointments in the clerical class of the Civil Service obtained 50 per cent. of the marks, and how many of these were ex-service men; and will he also state, seeing that only 750 candidates out of 9,346, or less than 8 per cent., were declared successful, what percentage of these were ex-service 1636W men, and what percentage of the total number of candidates who sat for the examination were ex-service men?
§ Major BOYD-CARPENTERThe pass mark for the limited competition of July, 1922, for appointment to the clerical class was not 50 per cent. but 61 per cent., as I stated in reply to the hon. Member on the 24th April. The number of candidates who obtained pass marks was 1840. The competition was confined to ex-service men. Of the 1,840 who qualified, 1,150 (including the 750 referred to in the question) have up to the present been made successful owing to the occurrence of further vacancies, and the balance of the qualified candidates will be made successful in due course subject to the occurrence of vacancies.