asked the Minister for the Civil Service, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Croydon, Central, Official Report, 20th June, column 349, whether the determination as to the status of the licence of the University College of Buckingham is based on matters of selection in which the Civil Service Commissioners act independently or is a matter of recruitment policy where they are responsible to his Department.

It is a matter in which the Civil Service Commissioners act independently.