§ 8. Sir William Darlingasked the Minister of Food how many food offices there are in Scotland; what is the number of staff employed; and what is the cost, per head of population of Scotland, for their services.
§ Mr. F. WilleyThere are 135 local food offices in Scotland; excluding the casual staff taken on for a few weeks to 1626 help with the issue of ration books, 2,080 staff were employed in these offices on 1st May and we estimate the cost of their services as about 2s. 4d. per head of population a year In addition, the chief food office for Scotland employs 201 staff at an estimated cost of about 5d. per head of population.
§ Sir W. DarlingIs the hon. Gentleman aware that what Scotland is now paying 2s. 9d. a head of the population for was formerly satisfactorily discharged without any cost to the Crown?
§ Mr. WilleyWe regard this as a fair cost to ensure fair shares.