§ 70. Mr. A. Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by what authority the Collectors Clerical Promotions Appeal Committee of the Board of Inland Revenue refuses to grant a personal hearing to a member of the staff of the Board of Inland Revenue, when such personal hearings are specifically provided for, at the appellant's personal expense, in the terms and conditions of appointment; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Sir E. BoyleThere is no unqualified right on the part of Inland Revenue16W officers to personal hearings of appeals against non-promotion, though requests for such hearings are duly considered.