§ 35. Mr. GEORGE TERRELLasked the Minister of Munitions if he can furnish particulars of the seventy Departments of the Ministry of Munitions and the name of the chief official in charge of each?
§ Mr. KELLAWAYI have arranged for my hon. Friend to be furnished with a list of the principal Departments of the Ministry and the names of the officials in charge.
§ The following is the list referred to: 1695
EXPLOSIVES GROUP. | ||
Name of Department. | Head of Department. | |
Explosives Supply | Director-General | Right Hon. Lord Moulton, C.B.E., K.C.B. |
Controller | Major A. Corbett. | |
Mineral Oil | Controller | Sir Arthur C Churchman, Bart. |
Chemical Warfare | Controller | Major-General H. F. Thuillier C. B., C. M. G. |
ORDNANCE GROUP. | ||
Gun Ammunition Manufacture | Controller | Mr. C. H. Stevens, C.B.E. |
Gun Ammunition Filling | Controller | Brig-Gen. L. C. P. Milman, C.M.G. |
Trench Warfare Supply | Controller | Mr. E. V. Haigh, C.B.E. |
Timber Supplies | Controller | Mr. D. Bain, C.B.E. |
Area Organisation | Director | Hon. H. D. McLaren, C.B.E., M.P. |
Small Arms Ammunition | Controller | Mr. Lewis Gordon, C.B.E. |
Gauges | Director | Mr. M. F. Ryan. |
Engineering | Controller | Mr. J. B. Maclean, C.B.E. |
Gun Manufacture | Controller | Mr. V. B. Stewart, C.B.E. |
Small Arms and Machine Gun | Controller | Lieut-Col. S. C Halse, C.M.G |
AIR GROUP. | ||
Aircraft Production | Director-General | Vacant—consequent upon the appointment of Sir William Weir as Air Minister. |
Assistant Director- General | Sir Henry Fowler, K.B.E. | |
Supply (Aircraft Production) | Controller | Brig.-Gen. W. Alexander, D.S.O. |
Technical (Aircraft Production) | Controller | Lieut.-Col. J. G. Weir, C.M.G. |
Inspection (Aircraft Production) | Director | Lieut.-Col. R. K. Baguall-Wild. |
American Assembly (Aircraft production) | Controller | Mr. Alexander Duckham. |
ENGINES GROUP | ||
Mechanical Warfare | Controller | Vice-Admiral Sir A. G. H. W. Moore, K.C.B., C.V.O. |
Mechanical Warfare (Overseas and Allies | Commissioner | Lieut.-Col. A. G. Stern, C.M.G. |
Agricultural Machinery | Director | Mr. H. C. B. Underdown. |
Machine Tools | Controller | Mr. E. M. Iliffe. |
Mechanical Transport | Director | Lieut.-Col. C. V. Holbrook. |
Electric Power Supply | Labour Group | Mr. A. Gridley. |
Labour Regulation | Controller (ranking as Assistant Secretary) | Mr. H. Wolfe, C.B.E. |
Labour Supply (Civil) | Director | Mr. T. M. Taylor, C.B.E. |
Labour Supply (Military) | Director | Mr. J. A. Barlow, C.B.E. |
Labour | Adviser | Sir Thomas Munro, K.B.E. |
Lands (for War Office and Ministry of Munitions) | Director-General | Sir Howard Frank, F.S.I. |
Munitions Works Board | Chairman | Mr. J. Carmichael, J.P. |