§ Sir H. BRITTAINasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will consider reviewing the recent practice of discharging adult women of long service and with others dependent on them from the Civil Service in order to introduce juniors from outside the service?
§ Lieut.-Colonel POWNALLasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what is the total number of juniors who have been recruited during the last two years for established writing assistant posts; whether many of these have replaced ex-service temporary civil servants and adult women dependent on their earnings or with dependants to support; and whether he will consider holding up any further recruitment of such juniors until the claims of the adult men and women to further opportunities of establishments have been considered by the Southborough Committee?
Mr. GRAHAMThe number of writing assistants appointed from open competitions with normal age limits is as follows:
In accordance with standing instructions, temporary ex-service men are not discharged to make room for writing assistants. As the hon. and gallant Member is aware, opportunities of establishment have been given to such men in accordance with the recommendations of the Lytton Committee, and the question what, if any, further action should be taken will be considered by the Southborough 77W Committee. Pending the Report of that Committee, I am unable to make any announcement as to future open competitions.
Competition of January, 1923 … 525 Competition of October, 1923 … 422