§ 36. Mr. Somerville Hastingsasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that the maximum subsistence allowances permitted by Local Government (Members' Allowances) Regulations, 1948, compare unfavourably with those of local government officers in receipt of a salary of £700 and over; and whether he will take steps to relieve the invidious position in which local government representatives are placed by these regulations.
§ Mr. BevanI am aware that the maximum rates of subsistence allowance prescribed by the Local Government (Members' Allowances) Regulations, 1948, differ from those in the national scheme of conditions of service for local government officers. The rates which I have prescribed relate to expenses necessarily incurred by members of local authorities and I consider them adequate for their purpose.