HC Deb 26 November 1946 vol 430 cc296-8W
Mr. H. D. Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will arrange for civil servants in the smaller Caribbean territories to be transferred to larger Colonies for limited periods, in order to gain experience of modern methods and of the working of larger Departments.

Mr. Creech Jones

A resolution in the general sense of my hon. Friend's Question was passed at the 1946 Conference of the Federation of Civil Service Associations in the Caribbean area. This resolution, together with other matters raised in the Memorandum, is at present under consideration with the Governments concerned.

Mr. H. D. Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will consider establishing unified basic qualifications for recruitment to posts in the Civil Services of British territories in the Caribbean area, as proposed by the Federation of British Civil Servants' Associations in that area.

Mr. Creech Jones

A resolution that the basic requirements for recruitment to the Civil Services in the Caribbean Area should be the School Certification with credit in English or some other certificate of at least equal value was passed at the 1946 Conference of the Federation of Civil Service Associations in the Caribbean Area. This resolution, together with others contained in the Memorandum, is at present under consideration with the Government concerned.

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