§ Mr. BOWENasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of women civil servants in the principal grades who received marriage gratuities in each of the past five years; the number of women civil servants in each of these grades; the average amount of the gratuity; and the average length of service of those receiving gratuities?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEI regret that I cannot yet add anything to the2440W replies given by me to a question on this subject from the Noble Lady the Member for the Sutton Division (Viscountess Astor) on 5th February last and by my predecessor to a question from my right hon. Friend the Member for Wallsend (Miss Bondfield) on 27th June, 1927, copies of which I am sending my hon. Friend. I will send him the fuller information for 1929, which is being collected, as soon as it is available.