§ Sir W. de FRECEasked the Prime Minister whether, seeing that the candidates who took the open competition of 1921 for the administrative class were informed that, subject to the recommendations of the Lytton Committee, the list arising from their examination would be available for filling any vacancies arising in a period ending 31st March, 1924, and that in that period appointments were given to one man and three women who were neither Lytton nor 1921 candidates, he will state why these appointments were made, in view of the undertaking given by the Treasury to the 1921 candidates?
Mr. GRAHAMThe special concession under which the list of candidates from the 1921 open competition was kept open for two years beyond the regulation period did not preclude the appointments referred to by the. hon. Member which were made in fulfilment of existing obligations.