asked the Postmaster-General what proportion of the ex-service temporary civil servants employed in his Department on clerical duties are home service and overseas, respectively; and how many are men who did not sit for the recent special establishment examinations?

I am obtaining the information which the hon. Member desires and will communicate it to him as soon as it is available.

asked the Postmaster-General what was the highest figure reached in his Department for the employment of women prior to 1920 in the following civilian grades: temporary typists and shorthand typists, temporary clerks below the rank of junior administrative assistant, and temporary officers of junior administrative rank or over?

The records of temporary staff employed in the Post Office are not such as to enable me to reply to the hon. Member's question.