§ 55. Viscount WOLMERasked the Secretary of State for War the number of per sons employed in London in connection with the work of the British War Graves Commission: what their total remuneration is; and how many of these are in receipt of salaries over £1,000 a year?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Lieut.-Colonel Sir R. Sanders)The number of persons employed in London by the Imperial War Graves Commission is 8. The answer to the second part of the question is £118,944 per annum; and to the third part, is four.
§ 56. Viscount WOLMERasked the Secretary of State for War whether it is proposed to disinter the bodies of British soldiers buried in Italian churchyards; and, if so, whether, before this expense is incurred, in each case he will take steps to ascertain whether it is in accordance with the wishes of the relatives of the fallen soldiers?
§ Sir R. SANDERSThe Imperial War Graves Commission have no intention of disinterring the remains of British soldiers in Italian churchyards, except in a few cases where the sites of the original graves are not procurable in perpetuity. Free perpetual concessions in the place of original burial in more than half the Italian churchyards containing British War Graves have already been granted by resolution of the various Italian municipal councils, and the Commission confidently expect similar free grants for the majority of the remainder.