§ 48. Mr. Errollasked the Under-Secretary of State for Air what proportion of the pay of the members of the Royal Observer Corps goes to those who are engaged on administration; and what proportion to whose who undertake observation.
Mr. WardWe estimate that the full-time officers of the Royal Observer Corps, who constitute only one-two-hundredth of the total strength and who alone draw pay, spend between one-quarter and one-third of their time on administrative duties as distinct from recruiting training, operations and exercises.
§ Mr. ErrollIs there any hope of this large proportion of time spent on administration being reduced?
Mr. WardI should have thought that one-third of their time was not very great for administering a large corps like this.