§ Lieut.-Colonel ACLAND-TROYTEasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will state the number of female writing assistants who were unsuccessful candidates at the open competition held in September, 1934, who have been granted appointments to the general clerical class; whether, seeing that there are a large number of ex-service S-class clerks who have been recommended for promotion to that class, he will arrange that no further such appointments are made, and that an equal number of ex-service S-class clerks will be considered for promotion?
§ Mr. COOPERMy hon. and gallant Friend would appear to be under a misapprehension on this matter. The list of sucessful candidates at the examination referred to had reference to the number of foreseeable vacancies when the result was announced. Further vacancies have since arisen and the list of successful candidates has accordingly been extended. It would not be correct to describe any candidates in the extended list as unsuccessful. The extension of the list in such circumstances follows the usual practice of the Civil Service Commissioners.