§ Major GLYNasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what is the total number of temporary clerks now employed; what is their average length of service; whether any of them have no record of War service; what is now the total number of "P" Class civil servants; how many have been promoted from this grade to the established grades in the last 12 months; and how many boys and girls from schools have been appointed to positions as writing assistants and other clerical grades in the same period?
Mr. SAMUELExcluding War Office and Air Ministry Outstations, the numbers of male temporary clerical staff and "P" Class clerks at present employed are 8,700 and 7,300 respectively. The detailed information requested in the second and third parts of the question is not available, but, as my hon. and gallant Friend is aware, preference in these appointments is given in all cases to ex-service men. The number of promotions from the "P" Class to the established clerical grades during the year ended 31st December, 1928, was 572. 2205W As regards the last part of the question, the details desired by my hon. and gallant Friend are as follow:
Number certificated as writing assistants (girls), 1928, 695.
Number certificated as clerical officers, 1928:
(a) General clerical class —
- Boys, 106.
- Girls, 183.
(b) Departmental clerical classes—
- Boys, 191.
- Girls, 125.