§ Sir W. SUGDENasked the Minister of Labour whether the policy of His Majesty's Government respecting preference for ex-Service men for posts in the Civil Service extends to instructors employed in the Ministry of Labour training centres; and whether he is satisfied that this preference is being observed in the spirit and the letter?
Mr. HUDSONFor posts as instructors at the training centres, my right hon. Friend's policy, which has been steadily pursued, is to give preference to ex-Service candidates provided that their qualifications and capabilities are approximately equal to those of non-ex-Service candidates.