§ 66. Mr. LANSBURYasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether any member of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into food prices receives any remuneration for their services, either in the form of allowances for expenses, loss of time, or in any other way?
Mr. GUINNESSNo member of the Royal Commission on Food Prices receives remuneration for his services. Under the general rules applicable to all commissions, the members are entitled to 37 claim necessary travelling expenses and subsistence allowance when away from home at the authorised rates.
§ Sir J. REMNANTIs it not a fact that there are some members of the Commission who are already in receipt of salaries from the Government?
§ Mr. LANSBURYHas the right hon. Gentleman seen the statement in the Press that Sir Auckland Geddes is being paid at the rate of £1,500 a year as Chairman of the Commission?
§ Sir HENRY CRAIKIs there anything to prevent a civil servant from being chosen to serve on a Commission quite independently of the question of his official salary
Mr. GUINNESSThat point is not raised in the question on the Paper which deals with remuneration for work on the Commission.
§ Sir H. CRAIKThe question I asked was whether there is anything to prevent a salaried member of the Civil Service from being chosen to sit on a Commission?
Captain ARTHUR EVANSIs it not a fact that the gentleman concerned has denied that he is in receipt of any salary from the Government?