Captain WALLACEasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he will state, by Departments, the number of temporary ex-service men appointed to the Civil Service above the temporary clerical grades since 1914; the number of such officials who have been granted retention of employment until the age of CO under the provisions of Clause B of the Government Memorandum of 12th January, 1925, relating to temporary salaried officers; and whether the Government intend to grant established status to these officers?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEThe information asked for in the first part of the question is not available. As regards the second part of the question, the number of temporary salaried officers, who have been granted "P" Class status under paragraph B of the Memorandum of 12th January, 1925, and who were serving in Departments on 1st April last was 217. With regard to the last part of the question, I understand that an application for establishment has recently been made on behalf of "P" Class salaried officers serving in one Department, and is now under consideration.