§ 78. Mr. TOUCHEasked whether, in calculating the immediate cost of the recommendations of the Holt Committee, the adjustments due for services prior to the 1st February have been calculated in the £643,000 announced as the estimated cost; whether these adjustments were moneys actually earned under the old conditions; whether the amount of the adjustments would have been paid even if the Holt Committee had not reported, although at different dates; and whether these amounts ought to be deducted from the actual increased money which accrues to the staff in order to arrive at the net increased cost in this financial year?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe amounts referred to have not been included in the estimated cost of the Holt revision.