§ 45. Mr. Errollasked the Prime Minister if he will publish a list of appointments in Government Departments held by individuals who receive no salary for the work which they perform; and what is the approximate annual saving to the Treasury.
§ The Prime Minister (Mr. Attlee)No, Sir. The information is not available centrally, and I do not feel justified in giving instructions for its collection. Nor do I think that the calculation of hypothetical savings necessarily based on hypothetically assessed salaries would serve any useful purpose.
§ Mr. ErrollIs it not a disgrace that the Government should take advantage of volunteer service and not even know who is providing it?
§ The Prime MinisterNo, Sir; the point of my answer is that there is a considerable burden of work on the Civil Service, and that such an inquiry would serve no useful purpose.