§ 72. Mr. W. Wellsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has noted the 94th Report of Her Majesty's Civil Service Commission for the year ended 31st March, 1960, concerning scientific, professional and technical classes; and what are his proposals for encouraging the recruitment of scientific officers.
§ Mr. Selwyn LloydYes. To some extent the shortfall in the recruitment of scientists to the Scientific Civil Service120W is a product of the general shortage of scientific manpower in the country as a whole. Various measures for encouraging the recruitment of scientific officers are under consideration, but I am not yet in a position to make proposals.