§ Sir R. Glynasked the Minister of Works if any steps have been taken to amend the Superannuation Acts of 1834–1935 so as to increase the quota of established civil servants among those persons employed under the Ministry; what numbers of ex-Servicemen are anticipated to return to positions now held by men over age; and under what conditions will men from the Services be engaged for the first time.
§ Mr. PeakeI have been asked to reply. The number of established civil servants among the employees of the Ministry of Works is not governed by the Acts to which my hon. Friend refers. Regarding the second part of the Question my right hon. Friend the Minister of Works is obtaining the information required and will communicate with my hon. Friend. In answer to the third part of the Question, which I assume to refer to the opportunities to be provided for men from the Forces to enter the Civil Service, I would refer my hon. Friend to paragraphs 16-29 of the White Paper (of which I am sending him a copy) on Recruitment to Established Posts in the Civil Service during the Reconstruction Period (Cmd. 6567), which describe the special arrangements proposed for the recruitment of ex-Service men and women to the main Civil Service classes. In addition, the Ministry of Works has a large number of Departmental grades, but the methods of recruitment to those grades after the end of the war with Germany will vary considerably, and detailed regulations for entry to them have not yet been settled.