§ 77. Mr. MARRIOTTasked the Food Controller if he will give to the House the names of the Consumers' Council of the Food Department and will state whether they serve on that council as individuals or as directly or indirectly representing any other organised bodies; when and by 1829 whom they wore appointed; whether they receive any emoluments or allowances for expenses; and, if so, what is the total cost of the council per month?
The MINISTER of FOOD (Mr. Roberts)The names of the members of the Consumers' Council and the bodies which they respectively represent are given in a Memorandum which' I am forwarding to the hon. Member. The members of the Council were selected by the various bodies which they represent, while those members representing "unorganised consumers" were appointed by the Ministry of Food. The date of the appointment of the Council was January, 1918. The members of the Council receive no emoluments, but are paid allowances for travelling expenses and subsistence in accordance with the ordinary scale approved by His Majesty's Treasury. The average monthly expenditure under this head for the four months January to April, 1919, was £206.