§ 100. Mr. SWANasked the Minister of Labour how many officials in his Department at present receive a salary of £1,000, including War bonus, or over; and how many received a salary of £1,000, or over, in June, 1914?
§ The MINISTER of LABOUR (Dr. Macnamara)The Ministry of Labour 1515 was not established until the end of 1916, and the comparative statement asked for by the hon. Member cannot therefore be made. The cost of living bonus payable to civil servants is a fluctuating quantity, and varies with the cost of living index figures. The bonus rate is due for revision on the 1st September next. It is not therefore possible to state with precision the number of officers who will receive a total remuneration, inclusive of bonus, of £1,000 or over in the present financial year. The number of officers whose rate of remuneration, exclusive of bonus, reaches or exceeds £1,000 a year at the present time is 37.