§ Mr. McEWENasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what has been the number of promotions in the Civil Service from the P-class to the clerical class in each department since the P-class was instituted; and what has been the number of promotions within the last two months?
§ Major ELLIOTThe information desired is as follows: 2077W
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Table showing the number of "P" and "P.U." Class Clerks whose promotion to the General and Departmental Clerical Classes has been authorised up to and including 30th November, 1931:— Department. Promotions since the institution of the "P" Class. Promotions during the last two months of the period (included in column I). Admiralty 92 — Agriculture and Fisheries, Ministry of 14 — Air Ministry 60 — Cabinet Office 2 2 Charity Commission 1 — Colonial Office 11 — Control, Board of 1 — County Courts Department 47 2 Crown Lands, Commissioners of 1 — Customs and Excise 106 — Dominions Office (including Empire Marketing Board) 5 — Education, Board of 27 — Forestry Commission 1 — Friendly Societies, Registry of 4 — Government Chemist 2 — Health, Ministry of 279 — Health, Welsh Board of 14 — Home Office 10 2 India Office 5 — Inland Revenue 436 — King's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer, Scotland 1 — Labour, Ministry of 698 (a) — Land Registry 21 — Mines Department 14 — Mint 5 — National Debt Office 2 — National Insurance Audit Department 3 — National Savings Committee 8 — Overseas Trade, Department of 10 — Paymaster General's Office 10 — Pensions, Ministry of 311 — Post Office 33 — Principal Probate Registry 4 2 Prison Commission 10 — Privy Council Office 1 — Public Trustee's Office 7 — Public Works Loan Commission 2 — Registrar General's Office 10 — Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of 2 — Stationery Office 1 — Supreme Court of Judicature 2 — Trade, Board of 54 — Transport, Ministry of 23 — Treasury 2 — Treasury Solicitor's Department 2 — Wallace Collection 1 — War Office 260 (b) — Works, Office of 31 — Agriculture, Department of (Scotland) 1 — Scottish Education Department 3 — Health, Department of (Scotland) 19 — Registrar General's Office (Scotland) 1 — Scottish Office 1 — Land Purchase Commission (N. Ireland) 1 — Supreme Court of Judicature (N. Ireland) 1 — Totals 2,673 8 (a) Includes 10 "P.U." Clerks. (b) Includes 213 "P.U." Clerks.