§ Mr. KELLYasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air how many Departmental clerks employed in the Air Ministry on the scale rising to £252 for men are standing still at their maximum; and how many have been stationary for the following periods: one to two years, three to four years, five to seven years, eight to nine years, and 10 years and over?
§ Sir P. SASSOONThe number of Departmental clerks employed under the Air Ministry on the scale rising to £252 for men who have reached their maximum salary is 98. Of this number 11 have been on their maximum for one to two years, 47 for three to four years, 18 for five to seven years, 14 for eight to nine years, and one for more than 10 years.
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§ Mr. KELLYasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air the average age on promotion of clerks, on the scale rising to £252 for men, in the Air Ministry promoted during the last five years to the grade above rising to £337?
§ Sir P. SASSOONThe average age on promotion in the case of such clerks employed under the Air Ministry is 37 years.
§ Mr. KELLYasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air whether he will state the number of Grade I, Grade II, and Grade III departmental clerks employed in that section of his Department which is organised on the departmental class basis; and the number of "S" class clerks, clerk-typists and clerk-shorthand typists, writing assistants, temporary clerks, and other sub-clerical agents, employed in the same area?
§ Sir P. SASSOONThe numbers employed under the Air Ministry in those sections which are organised on the departmental class basis are:
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Department. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. Total. Admiralty … … … … … 9 — 34 26 70 139 Agriculture and Fisheries, Ministry of … 2 — 4 5 13 24 Agriculture for Scotland, Department of 5 — — 8 13 26 Air Ministry … … … … 14 — 12 20 112 158 British Museum … … … … — — — 1 — 1 British Museum (Natural History) … 1 — — — — 1 Broadmoor Asylum … … … — — 1 1 — 2 Cabinet, Offices of … … … — — — 1 2 3 Civil Service Commission … … 1 — — — 2 3 Colonial Office … … … … — — — — 2 2 Commissioners of Crown Lands … — — — 1 2 3 Control, Board of … … … 2 — 3 — 4 9 County Courts Branch … … … 20 — 48 27 25 120 Customs and Excise Department … — — 112 99 244 455 Ecclesiastical Commission … … 2 — — — — 2 Education, Board of … … … — — 11 9 17 37 Exchequer and Audit Department … — — 1 — 4 5 Exchequer Office, Scotland … … 1 — — — 1 2 Export Credits Guarantee Department — — — — 6 6 Fishery Board for Scotland … … — — 1 1 — 2 Foreign Office … … … … 2 — 2 1 9 14 Friendly Societies Registry … … 1 — — — — 1 H.M. General Register House, Edinburgh — — — 5 3 8 General Register Office, England … 1 — — — 3 4 Government Actuary's Department … — — — 2 — 2 Government Laboratory … … … — — 2 — 2 4 Health, Ministry of … … … — — — 16 42 58 Health for Scotland, Department of … 3 — — 4 5 12 Home Office … … … … — — — 2 16 18 Import Duties Advisory Committee … — — — 1 2 3 India Office … … … … — — 5 — 5 10 Inland Revenue Department … … 193 — 175 79 232 679 Labour, Ministry of … … … 13 — 106 88 232 439 Land Registry … … … … — — 1 19 27 47 Mines Department … … … 1 — — — 7 8 National Debt Office … … … — — 1 — — 1 National Insurance Audit Department … 1 — — 5 5 11
Clerks Grade I 27 Clerks Grade II 63 Clerks Grade III 253 "S" Class Clerks 431 Temporary Clerks 816 Writing Assistants 16 Clerk-Shorthand Typists and Shorthand Typists 129 Clerk-typists and typists 81
§ Mr. JAGGERasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what number of successful candidates were recruited from the open competition to the clerical classes of the Civil Service in each of the last five years; and what total number were posted to each Department in each of those five years?
§ Mr. W. S. MORRISON3,059 successful candidates were assigned to the various Government Departments from the open competition for the Clerical Classes in the Civil Service during the years 1931–35 inclusive. The distribution by Departments is given in the following table:
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Department. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935. Total. National Savings Committee … … — — — 2 1 3 Ordnance Survey Office … … … 2 — 4 3 7 16 Paymaster General's Department … — — 3 — 1 4 Post Office … … … … … 71 — 43 63 235 412 Principal Probate Registry … … — — 2 3 1 6 Prison Commission … … … 8 — 7 8 7 30 Public Trustee Office … … … 6 — 5 6 14 31 Scientific and Industrial Research … — — 1 1 4 6 Scottish Education Department … … — — — — 4 4 Scottish Office … … … … — — — 1 4 5 Sheriff Clerk Service … … … — — 2 2 1 5 Stationery Office … … … … — — — — 7 7 Supreme Court of Judicature … … 2 — — — 1 3 Trade, Board of … … … … 13 — 10 8 12 43 Transport, Ministry of … … … 4 — 9 22 34 69 H.M. Treasury … … … … 1 — 3 3 7 14 Treasury Solicitor's Office … … 2 — — — 3 5 Unemployment Assistance Board … — — — — 10 10 War Office … … … … … — — 4 14 35 53 Works, H.M. Office of … … … — — — — 10 10 Welsh Board of Health … … … — — — — 4 4 Total … … … 381 — 612 557 1,509 3,059 Notes. 1931.—Assignments were made from the Open Competition held in January, 1931. 1932.—As no Open Competition was held between January, 1931, and September, 1932, no assignments were made from any Open Competition during 1932. 1933.—Assignments were made from the Open Competitions held in September, 1932, and September, 1933. 1934.—Assignments were made from the Open Competition held in September, 1933. 1935.—Assignments were made from the Open Competitions held in September, 1934, and September, 1935.
§ Mr. KELLYasked the President of the Board of Trade how many departmental clerks employed by the Board of Trade, on the scale rising to £252 for men, are stationary at their maximum; and how many have been stationary for the following periods: one to two years, three to four years, five to seven years, eight to nine years, and 10 years and over?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANFifty-one departmental clerks employed by the Board of Trade, on the scale rising to £252 for men, are now at their maximum. Of these 15 have been stationary for one to two years, three for three to four years, two for five to seven years, two for eight to nine years and one for 10 years and over. The remaining 28 have been at their maximum for less than one year.
§ Mr. KELLYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state the number of junior clerks, second-class clerks, and first-class clerks employed in the Bankruptcy and Companies (Winding-up) 270W Department of the Board of Trade; and the number of "S" class clerks, clerk typists, and clerk-shorthand-typists, writing assistants, temporary clerks, and other sub-clerical agents employed in the same area?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe following statement gives the information desired:
Junior Clerks 100 Second-class Clerks 38 First-class Clerks 10 Total, Junior Clerks, etc 148 271W
"S" Class Clerks 16 Clerk-Typists 23 Clerk-Shorthand-Typists 43 Writing Assistants — Temporary Clerks 4 Temporary Typists and Shorthand-Typists 11 "Other sub-clerical agents" (Paper Keepers and Messengers) 29 Total, "S" Class Clerks, etc. 126
§ Mr. KELLYasked the President of the Board of Trade the number of Grade III, Grade II and Grade I clerks in the Survey Department of the Board of Trade; and the number of S-class clerks, clerk-typists and clerk - shorthand - typists, writing assistants, temporary clerks and other sub-clerical agents employed in the same area?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe information is as follows:—
Departmental Clerks— Grade III 3 Grade II 16 Grade I 31 "S" Class Clerks 4 "P" Class Clerk 1 Temporary Male Clerks 2 Clerk-Typists and Clerk-Shorthand-Typists Nil Writing Assistants Nil Typists and Shorthand-Typists 27 Temporary Typists and Shorthand Typists 10
§ Mr. KELLYasked the President of the Board of Trade the average age on promotion of clerks in the Board of Trade on the scale rising to £252 for men, to posts on the scale rising to £337 promoted during the last five years?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe average age was 38 years 5 months.
§ Mr. KELLYasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the average age on promotion to second-grade clerkships (departmental) of third-grade clerks in the Admiralty promoted during the last five years?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe average age of promotion to second grade clerkships of third grade clerks in the Admiralty during the last five years was 42½ years.
§ Mr. KELLYasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he has considered the terms of reference sent from the Civil Service Clerical Association in regard to the pay of departmental clerks employed in his Department; and whether he will see that there is no delay in the remission of these terms of reference to the Minister of Labour for adjudication by the industrial court?
§ Sir S. HOAREDraft terms of reference to the Industrial Court have been272W received from the Civil Service Clerical Association concerning the pay of Third Grade Clerks and are at present under consideration.
§ Mr. KELLYasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will state the number of Grade I, Grade II, and Grade III departmental clerks employed in that section of his Department which is organised on the Departmental class basis; and the number of S-class clerks, clerk-typists and clerk-shorthand-typists, writing assistants, temporary clerks, and other sub-clerical agents employed in the same area?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe numbers are as follow:
First Grade Clerks 131 Second Grade Clerks 331 Third Grade Clerks 1,030 "S" Class Clerks, etc, 588 The above figures do not include locally entered staffs abroad.