HC Deb 21 March 1917 vol 91 cc1901-2
51. Mr. MacCALLUM SCOTT

asked the Prime Minister whether he is aware that in the list of the Government published in the OFFICIAL REPORT on 5th March two hon. Members are described as Lords Commissioners of the Treasury and three hon. Members as Junior Lords of the Treasury; what is the distinction between these offices; and which of these hon. Members receive a salary and which are unpaid?

Mr. BONAR LAW

The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. The five hon. Members are Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, and should all have been so described. I am arranging for the necessary correction to be made in the bound volumes of the OFFICIAL REPORT. The hon. Members for Sheffield, Linlithgow, and Halifax are paid, and the hon. Members for Bewdley and East Carmarthen are unpaid.

Mr. SWIFT MacNEILL

Will the right hon. Gentleman also put down his own designation as a member of the War Cabinet?

Mr. HOGGE

He does not want that to-be known.