§ Mr. FOOTasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury when the South-borough Committee will renew its sittings; and whether the claims to be considered by that Committee will include those submitted on behalf of temporary women clerks in connection with establishment prior to the issue of the last Report of the Committee?
Mr. GRAHAMThe Southborough Committee is on the point of resuming its discussions. Temporary women clerks have already had opportunities of qualifying for permanent appointments as clerical officers and writing assistants under arrangements specially devised to meet their case. I am unable to trace the receipt of the claims referred to in the latter part of the question. As regards the Southborough Committee, I would refer to the answer which I gave to-day to the hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne (Sir W. de Frece).