§ Mr. Hannahasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether the alterna- 992W tives to public examinations for filling vacancies in the Civil Service are proving satisfactory; and is he aware of great dissatisfaction in secondary schools that examinations are no longer held?
§ Captain CrookshankThe answer to both parts of the Question is in the affirmative. I appreciate the point of view of the secondary school authorities, but I regret that in present conditions the resumption of open competitive examination for entry into the Civil Service is not regarded as justifiable.