HC Deb 13 June 1940 vol 361 cc1390-3W
Mr. Dobbie

asked the Home Secretary how many regional commissioners and assistants are in existence at the moment; what are the areas covered by them; what are their respective salaries; are the salaries drawn by all of them; and, if not, in what areas are the salaries not drawn?

Sir J. Anderson

Following is a list showing the names of regional commissioners, deputy regional commissioners, and Scottish district commissioners and deputy district commissioners. As regards the salaries payable to the various commissioners, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave on 7th March to a Question by the hon. Member for the Shettleston Division (Mr. McGovern).

Region. Regional Commissioner. Deputy Regional Commissioner.
Northern (Northumberland, Durham, and North Riding of Yorkshire.) Sir Arthur Lambert, M.C. J. J. Lawson, Esq., M.P.
North Eastern (East and West Ridings of Yorkshire). The Right Honourable Lord Harlech, G.C.M.C. Sir Charles McGrath.
North Midland (Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Rutland and most of Derbyshire). The Lord Trent H. A. S. Wortley, Esq.
Eastern (Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, and those parts of Essex and Hertfordshire not included in London Region). Sir Will Spens, C.B.E The Earl of Cranbrook.
Senior Regional Commissioner.
London (Counties of London and Middlesex and parts of Essex, Hertfordshire, Surrey and Kent). Capt. The Rt. Hon. D. Euan Wallace, M.C, M.P.
Regional Commissioners.
Sir Ernest Gowers, K.C.B., K.B.E.
Admiral Sir Edward Evans, K.C.B., D.S.O.
Southern (Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, part of Dorset and those parts of Surrey not included in London Region). Harold Butler, Esq., C.B. R. H. Bernays, Esq., M.P.
South Western (Goucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and the Scilly Isles, and most of Dorset). Sir Geoffrey Peto, K.B.E. Major-General G. M. Lindsay, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.
Joint Regional Commissioners.
Wales (The Principality and Monmouthshire). Robert Richards, Esq., M.P.
Col. G. T. Bruce, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.
Midland (Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire). The Earl of Dudley, M.C. S. J. Grey, Esq.
North Western (Cumberland, Westmorland, Lancashire and most of Cheshire.) Sir Harry Graham Haig, K.C.S.I., C.I.E. Col. T. Blatherwick, C.B., D.S.O., M.C.
Scotland The Rt. Hon. Thomas Johnston, M.P. The Earl of Rosebery, D.S.O., M.C.
South Western (Sussex and those portions of Kent not included in London Region). The Rt. Hon. Sir Auckland Geddes, G.C.M.G., K.C.B. Viscount Knollys, M.B.E., D.F.C.

Scottish Districts.
District. District Commissioner. Deputy District Commissioner.
South Eastern (Berwick, Roxburgh, Peebles, Selkirk and Lothians). Will Y. Darling, Esq., C.B.E., M.C.
Eastern (Angus, Perthshire, Fife and Kinross). John Phin, Esq., J.P., L.L.D.
North-Eastern (Aberdeen, Kincardine, Moray, Banff, Orkney and Zetland). Alexander T. Morrison, Esq., J.P. H. W. Scarth, Esq.
Northern (Sutherland, Caithness, Ross and Cromarty, Inverness and Nairn.) Col. The Hon. I. M. Campbell, D.S.O., M.A.
Western (Argyllshire, Bute Dumbartonshire, Stirlingshire, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Wigtown, Kirkudbright and Dumfriesshire). Sir Stephen Bilsland, Bart., M.C. William Quinn, Esq., J.P.