§ 81. Mr. REMERasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the weekly or monthly cost of the staff of the Civil Liabilities Department in October, 1919, and April, 1920; the number of claims dealt with by this staff on each of those dates; and the difference of the number of the staff on these two dates?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe total cost of the staff of the Civil Liabilities Department for the month of October, 1919, was £9,076 18s. 7d., and for the month of April, £10,368 11s. 9d. The number of the staff on 30th April, 1920, was 11 in excess of the number employed on 31st 1087 October, 1919. As regards the number of claims dealt with, I give the figures for the whole of the month of October, 1919, and the whole of the month of April, 1920: October, 1919, 12,820; April. 1920, 14,035. In addition to the above figures, which include those cases only which were finally dealt with during the two periods referred to, there were 26,993 cases partially dealt with during the month of April, 1920. These I have not included in the total figures for that month, as there is no corresponding figure available for the month of October, 1919.
Mr. PALMERIs the right hon. Gentleman aware of the fact that the Department have been doing wonderful work during the last few weeks?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAYes, and I wish to pay a tribute to them for the hard work they have done.