asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether he can state the number of women writing assistants appointed as such prior to 1920 who were promoted to the rank of lower clerical officer during the periods January to March, 1921, April to December, 1921, January to June, 1922, and July to December, 1922, respectively, and the numbers for the same periods of temporary women clerks who received appointments as permanent lower clerical officers as the result of passing the limited examination held for temporary women clerks in October, 1920; and whether the numbers can be shown under the headings: Post Office, Other Departments, and Ministries?

The figures as to women writing assistants (appointed as such prior to 1920) who were promoted to the rank of clerical officer are as follow:

Period.	Post Office.	Other Departments and Ministries.
January to March,1921	10	15*
April to December,1921	57	49†
January to June,1922	9	11
July to December,1922	22	1
	98	76
*Includes one certificated as "Woman Clerk (Lower Grade)" in the Ministry of Labour.
† Includes 11 ditto.

The number of candidates appointed for service in the clerical class (women) on the result of the competition held in October, 1920, among temporary women clerks is:

Period.	Appointed to the General Post Office.	Appointed to other Departments and Ministeries.
January to March, 1921	—	—
April to December, 1921	114	330
January to June,1922	96	122
July to December, 1922	100	92
	310	54