HC Deb 02 August 1923 vol 167 c1688
10. Mr. GILBERT

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he fixes the rate of remuneration for returning officers at Parliamentary Elections; and what is the scale of pay made to these officers for this work?

The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Sir Wm. Joynson-Hicks)

I have been asked to reply to this question. The scales for remuneration of the returning officers at Parliamentary Elections are fixed by the Treasury under Section 29 (4) of the Representation of the People Act, 1918. The existing scales are laid down in detail for England and Wales by No. 1151 of Statutory Rules and Orders for 1922, and for Scotland by No. 1152/S52 for 1922.

Mr. GILBERT

Will the right hon. Gentleman kindly send me a copy of those Orders?

Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKS

Yes, certainly.