§ 70. Mr. McKEAGasked the Minister of Labour the numbers and cost of the staffs employed in connection with the administration of transitional payments in the county of Durham for the week immediately prior to the appointment of commissioners, and for the last convenient week since the appointment of commissioners?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of LABOUR (Mr. R. S. Hudson)For the week ended 12th February, the number of persons employed to assist the Commissioners was 227, and the salary costs approximately £800. I am not in a position to give comparable figures for the period when the administration was in the hands of the county council.