Civil Service (Recruitment)

HC Deb 18 April 1967 vol 745 cc49-50W

34. Mr. Park

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what action he is taking to widen the basis of recruitment to the administrative class of the home Civil Service.

Mr. Callaghan

Recruitment to the Civil Service is one of the matters being considered by the Fulton Committee. I am glad to say that the number of applicants and recruits from universities other than Oxford and Cambridge is increasing and I would welcome even more applicants from these other universities.