§ 55. Mr. Carmichaelasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many entrants for the open examination for clerical assistants in the Civil Service in Glasgow, Newcastle and London passed; and what was the lowest mark attained by successful candidates in each of these cities who were offered vacancies in their own area.
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§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterIn the April competition the numbers passing in London were 297, in Newcastle 810 and in Glasgow 273. The lowest mark obtained by a candidate offered a local vacancy was London 50 per cent.; Newcastle 52 per cent.; Glasgow 59.4 per cent.