asked the President of the Board of Trade how many appointments have been made to the staff of his Department from outside the Civil Service; and to what posts?

No appointments have been made, since the 1st January last, to the permanent staff (established and unestablished) of the Board of Trade from outside the Civil Service, other than through the normal channels of recruitment. During this period 112 persons were appointed on a purely temporary basis. One has highly specialised qualifications and the others are all in the routine clerical, typing and messengerial grades.These figures do not include particulars relating to the Food (Defence Plans) Department.