§ Mr. HADEN GUESTasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that women clerks are at present working
698Was that in the lower grades. The staff in November, 1921, was not 54,900, as stated by the hon. Member, but 24,900.
§ Mr. CLUSEasked the Minister of Pensions whether any of the 300 women temporary clerks who are under notice to leave this month could be transferred to the Insurance Department, Ministry of Health, Acton, where the staff are working overtime; and why women temporary clerks sitting for the examination for writing assistants had to obtain a minimum of 550 marks, while the minimum for male clerical officers was 450?
§ Major TRYONWith regard to the first part of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Minister of Health to the hon. Member for Wandsworth Central (Colonel Day) on the 23rd November. The second part of the question should be addressed to my right hon. Friend the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.