§ Mr. Onslowasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many civil servants of clerical officer grade were promoted to the executive class in 1966.
§ Mr. MacDermotTwo thousand three hundred and eighty-seven.
§ Mr. Onslowasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the average length of service of clerical officers promoted to the executive class in each of the years 1961 to 1966.
§ Mr. DiamondClerical officers over the age of 25 can be promoted departmentally. Such promotions include officers of different experience, age and educational background; and the increased demand for executive officers in recent years has, as shown in the table below, led to the promotion of a considerable number of older officers with a fairly high seniority.
Year Number of promotions to Executive Officer from Clerical Offer Average length of service in the grade 1961 … 1,727 11.8 years 1962 … 1,455 12.5 years 1963 … 1,447 12.7 years 1964 … 2,039 12.8 years 1965 … 2,281 12.9 years 1966 … 2,387 12.9 years Younger clerical officers can also become executive officers by passing the competitions run by the Civil Service Commission, and in recent years approximately 15 per cent. of all clerical officers who became executive officers did so in this way.