HC Deb 12 April 1937 vol 322 c636W
Sir W. Davison

asked the President of the Board of Education what are the numbers of ex-service men and those who have not served in the armed forces of the Crown, respectively, employed in minor grade posts in the Victoria and Albert Museum and other museums in South Kensington; and whether it is contemplated to find employment in these museums during the next two years for more ex-service men, in accordance with the recent statement of the Secretary of State for War, and to what extent?

Mr. Shakespeare

In the museums for which my right hon. Friend is responsible, namely, the Victoria and Albert Museum (including the Bethnal Green Museum) and the Science Museum, there are in the minor grades 419 ex-service men and 115 non-service men. So far as practicable, recruitment to these grades is reserved for ex-service men, and vacancies occurring during the next two years will, in the main, be filled from this source.