§ Mr. W. J. Brownasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the association representing the administrative class of the Civil Service was consulted before the Treasury determined upon the revised rates of pay for higher posts in the Civil Service, announced in the recent White Paper.
§ Mr. DaltonNo, Sir. But the chairman of the association was informed in confidence at the earliest possible moment of these decisions, which were taken by the Government on broad grounds of policy set out in the White Paper.