§ Mr. Houghtonasked the Minister of Pensions and National Insurance how many entrants to the executive class of the Civil Service from the open and limited competitions were appointed in his Department for each of the years 1949 to 1958, inclusive; and how many of these have been promoted to higher executive grade.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe information is given in the following table:
appointed to the National Assistance Board during each of the years 1949 to 1958, inclusive; and how many of these have been promoted to the higher executive grade.
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§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe National Assistance Board has supplied the information in the following table:
ENTRANTS FROM OPEN AND LIMITED COMPETITIONS FOR THE EXECUTIVE CLASS Year Number if Entrants Number of entrants in the year specified in column one of each line who have since been Promoted to Higher Executive Officer Transferred to other Departments or left the Civil Service† (1) (2) (3) (4) 1949 … 11 5* 3 1950 … 27 1 7 1951 … 52 3 21 1952 … 84 1 21 1953 … 76 1 19 1954 … 40 Nil 13 1955 … 29 Nil 6 1956 … 35 Nil 6 1957 … 24 Nil Nil 1958 … 50 Nil 6 * Includes one officer passed for promotion and awaiting a posting. † It is not known how many of those who have gone to other Departments have subsequently been promoted.