§ Sir A. Knoxasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of vacancies in the Civil Service will be reserved 1059W for ex-service men at the conclusion of the present war.
§ Sir J. AndersonI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the statement I made on 17th February in reply to the hon. Member for Aylesbury (Sir S. Reed). I said then that any arrangements made for recruitment to the Civil Service immediately after the war should ensure that generous treatment is given to suitable candidates from the Forces; and I added that the various questions arising on post-war recruitment had been referred to the National Whitley Council, with the request that specific proposals should be submitted to the Government. Pending the submission of such proposals, I am not able to make any further statement.