§ Mr. BANFIELDasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has considered the letter from the Civil Service Clerical Association appealing to him to ask the Industrial Court to dispose of the
FACTORY INSPECTORATE. Clerical Staff. Established. Superintending Inspectors' Clerks. Inspectors' Clerks. "S" Class Clerks. Clerk-Typists and Typists. Clerk-Shorthand-Typists and Shorthand-Typists. 13 47 1 11 28 456W
Unestablished. Inspectors' Clerks. Clerk-Typists and Typists. Clerk-Shorthand-Typists and Shorthand-Typists. Part-time staff. (Clerical and typing.) 4 3 24 21 Departmental classes case as rapidly as possible; and whether he will state the nature of his reply?
§ Mr. W. S. MORRISONMy right hon. Friend, by letter dated the 15th July, informed the Civil Service Clerical Association that, while decisions on matters of procedure rested with the Industrial Court, Departments would have no objection to the court being advised that the parties desired that the cases should be dealt with consecutively and that all the cases should be heard before any award was given. He further informed the association that the dates of hearing were for the court to fix and that the Departments affected would not feel justified in representing to the court that arrangements should be made to permit of all the cases being heard by the middle of August. My right hon. Friend received a further letter from the association dated the 16th July, but he sees no reason to modify, or add to, his previous reply to the association.
§ Mr. KELLYasked the Home Secretary the number of Grade I, Grade II and Grade III Departmental clerks employed in factory inspectors' offices under the Home Office: 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 J. SIMONParticulars of the various grades employed in the offices of the inspectors of factories are given in the following tables.
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§ Mr. KELLYasked the Home Secretary the average age, on promotion to posts rising to £337 for men, of Departmental clerks in factory inspectors' offices promoted during the last five years?
§ Sir J. SIMONThere were two such promotions: the average age was 40.
§ Mr. KELLYasked the Home Secretary how many third-grade Departmental
Factory Inspectorate Clerical Staff. Statement as to the number of Factory Inspectors' Clerks on salary scale rising to £252 (men) and £215 (women) who have reached the maximum salary. — Total number of maximum salary. Period stationary on maximum salary. 1–2. 3–4. 5–7. 8–9. 10 years and over. Men … … 31 10 1 13 — — Women … 8 6 — — — —
§ Mr. KELLYasked the Minister of Labour whether, with a view to the early settlement of the Civil Service dispute on the pay of Departmental clerks which it has been agreed between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Civil Service Clerical Association should be referred to arbitration without delay, he can make arrangements with the Industrial Court to hear the cases involved before the court adjourns for the summer Recess?
§ Mr. E. BROWNThe date of hearing of a case referred to the Industrial Court is fixed by the court.
§ Mr. KELLYasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air 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 P. SASSOONNo terms of reference to arbitration have been received from the Civil Service Clerical Association in regard to the pay of Departmental clerks employed under the Air Ministry.
§ Mr. KELLYasked the Minister of Agriculture how many third-grade clerks employed in the Ordnance Survey Department, on the scale raising to £252
458Wclass clerks employed on the scale rising to £252 in factory inspector's offices of the Home Office 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?
§ Sir J. SIMONThe information desired is given in the table below:
for men, are stationary at the 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. ELLIOTOf the lower-grade clerks employed in the Ordnance Survey Department, 28 are stationary at the maximum salary. The reply to the second part of the question is 11, six, eight, and three respectively, in the first four categories specified: no lower-grade clerk has been stationary at the maximum salary for 10 years.
§ Mr. KELLYasked the Minister of Agriculture the average age on promotion of third-grade clerks employed in the Ordnance Survey Department, on the scale rising to £252, who have been promoted during the last five years?
§ Mr. ELLIOTI assume that the hon. Member is referring to lower-grade clerks, whose average age on promotion during the period in question has been 52 years.
§ Mr. KELLYasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will state the number of lower-grade departmental clerks, higher-grade departmental clerks, and superintendents employed in the Ordnance Survey Department; and the 459W 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. ELLIOTThe reply to the first part of the question is 51, 11 and 6, respectively. As to the second part, there are nine temporary clerks employed in the Ordnance Survey Department, and none of the other classes specified.