HC Deb 30 June 1938 vol 337 cc2106-7
30. Mr. McEntee

asked the Home Secretary in what way appointments to the accounts section of the Metropolitan police receiver's department are made; and whether any of the members of the staff are qualified chartered accountants by examination?

Sir S. Hoare

The staff in question is recruited from executive, higher clerical and clerical officers and the senior posts are filled by promotion. The answer to the last part of the question is in the negative.

31. Mr. McEntee

asked the Home Secretary the number of the staff in the architects section of the Metropolitan police receiver's department at the end of each of the following years: 1922, 1927, 1932 and 1937; the total of salaries and wages paid to such staff; and the total value of the work carried out for the department, by contract or otherwise, for which the architects section was responsible for each of the above five-year periods?

Sir S. Hoare

As the reply to the hon. Member's question involves a number of figures, I will, with his permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the reply:

The numbers of the staff and the total of the salaries in the architectural section of the receiver's department for the four years for which I understand the hon. Member to require the information were:

Staff. Salaries.
£ s. d. s. d.
1922–23 … 12 4,012 14 11
1927–28 … 6 3,761 17 8
1932–33 … 9 4,513 14 7
1937–38 … 108 32,190 0 1

The value of the work done during the five-year periods shown below was as follows:

£ s. d.
1922–27 … … 364,968 9 10
1928–32 … … 412,534 16 3
1933–37 … … 777,087 14 11
£1,554,591 1 0

As regards the last period, it should be explained that the figures represent only actual payments for work done by contractors and do not include the value of the very large volume of work by the staff on drawings and plans and the preparation of schemes in contemplation but not yet carried into execution.