§ 62. Mr. PETOasked the President of the Local Government Board if any decision has been come to with regard to arrears of pay of vaccination officials; and whether he intends to issue a general order for their payment, by salary or otherwise, on a scale equivalent to their receipts for the years 1903–7, before the operation of the Vaccination Act and Order, 1907?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. Hayes Fisher)I may refer my hon. Friend to what I stated on this subject in my speech on the Vote for the Local Government Board on the 24th June. My right hon. Friend, though agreed that a good case has been made out for the change of payment from a system of fees to a system of salaries, feels that the present is not an opportune time for a general change in the method of remuneration of vaccination officers.
§ Mr. PETOWill the right hon. Gentleman consider the loss of income which these officers are sustaining, which has been in force for many years, and is now a greater hardship than in times of peace?
§ Mr. HAYES FISHERThat is the basis of the argument for the change, and my right hon. Friend is giving consideration now to the possibility of dealing with the matter.