HC Deb 13 March 1935 vol 299 c403W
Mr. GUY

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether seniority or merit governs the promotion of officers of the Treasury and departmental clerical classes of the Admiralty; and to what extent is either factor predominant?

Sir B. EYRES MONSELL

Both seniority and fitness are taken into consideration, but the latter is the predominant factor. This is in accordance with principles accepted by the National Council for the administrative and legal departments of the Civil Service in 1922.