asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of women established as clerical assistants respectively from candidates outside and within the Civil Service up to date; and whether he is satisfied that the scheme for such recruitment announced by the Treasury to Departments on 20th April, 1948, has had the desired effect.

The numbers under the 1948 scheme are 4,507 from outside and 22,943 from within the Civil Service. I regard the results of this scheme as generally satisfactory.