§ Mr. Houghtonasked the Minister of Labour how many entrants to the executive class of the Civil Service from the open and limited competitions were appointed to his Department in each of the years 1949 to 1958, inclusive; and how many of these have been promoted to the higher executive grade or equivalent grade.
§ Mr. HeathThe table below gives the information desired:
DIRECT ENTRANTS FROM OPEN AND LIMITED EXECUTIVE CLASS COMPETITIONS Year Number of Entrants Number of those in col. (2) who have resigned or been transferred from the Departmental executive class (for example, to another Department)* Number promoted to Grade 4† (1) (2) (3) (4) 1949 10 1 2‡ 1950 29 7 4 1951 10 4 nil 1952 7 1 nil 1953 nil nil nil 1954 nil nil nil 1955 nil nil nil 1956 9 nil nil 1957 nil nil nil 1958 10 nil nil *How many of these have been promoted in their new assignments is not known. †The salary scale of Grade 4 of the Ministry of Labour Departmental class is generally similar to that of the Higher Executive Officer but has a higher maximum. ‡Another is awaiting an expected vacancy in this Grade.