§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Lord Privy Seal what considerations of age are applied in preparing nominations of public servants for senior divisional posts in European Economic Community directorates.
§ Sir Ian GilmourThe Commission of the European Community itself chooses its divisional heads and other staff. It lays down no age limits for recruitment about the basic grades. When Her Majesty's Government—like other Governments—from time to time forward names of public servants or others to the Commission for its consideration, our main concern is that the candidate should be one the Commission is likely to regard as suitable for the post. Age is a factor in this, but not the only one.