§ Mr. AMMONasked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that a number of clerical class vacancies in the London Telephone Service are at the moment blocked by the employment of temporary women clerks who have not passed establishment examinations; and whether, in view of the fact that the writing assistants employed in this Department have a greater average seniority than any other group of writing assistants in the Service, he will consider 2562W promoting a number of these writing assistants and members of the typing grades to these vacancies and transferring the temporary women clerks to writing assistant work?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONI am aware that a few female clerical vacancies in the London Telephone Service are at present filled by temporary women clerks who are not in line for establishment. The position, in this respect, is under review. The question of placing writing assistants and members of the typing grades in the various Headquarter Departments of the Post Office on trial on clerical duties is now under consideration.