§ 71. Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether, as a further incentive to recruitment to the Civil Service. 27W he will arrange that candidates for Civil Service appointments should no longer be required to pay fees.
§ Sir E. Boyle:Yes. The Civil Service Commission has decided, with my approval, that such fees as are still payable shall be abolished as soon as possible. No fees of any kind will be payable in any competitions announced from now on; candidates in competitions already announced will be notified
£ million 1953 1959 1960 Sales Encashments Sales Encashments Sales Encashments January 10.0 0.6 8.1 1.2 4.6 2.2 February 7.8 0.6 6.0 1.1 3.7 2.2 March 7.1 0.8 5.3 1.4 3.5 2.3 April 6.0 0.3 5.6 1.5 5.7 1.8 May 6.2 0.9 5.1 1.4 5.6 1.9 June 6.2 0.9 5.7 1.6 4.3 1.8 July 7.0 1.0 5.3 1.6 6.3 2.0 August 7.0 0.9 5.2 1.3 11.4 1.8 September 7.6 1.0 5.4 1.5 6.9 1.7 October 7.3 1.0 5.7 1.5 6.3 1.5 November 6.8 1.0 4.4 1.6 6.1 1.8 December 6.7 1.1 4.0 2.0 5.0 1.7 Totals 85.8 10.5 65.9 17.7 70.3 22.7 Note: These figures are rounded to the nearest £100,000, and the totals therefore do not necessarily correspond.