§ Mr. WILESasked the Pensions Minister if he will state the names, salaries, and qualifications of the inspectors whom he has appointed to superintend the work of the local war pensions committees?
§ Sir A. GRIFFITH-BOSCAWENI am forwarding to the hon. Member a printed list showing the names, headquarters, addresses, and areas of the superintending inspectors, assistant superintending inpectors, and inspectors. With the exception of Mr. Cozens-Hardy, who is a voluntary worker, the superintending inspectors are paid on a scale of £400 to £500 per annum and the inspectors £300 to £400. As I have explained in reply to former questions on this subject, the majority of these inspectors have served in the War, and those who have not are men with previous experience of pensions administration. The selection from a very large number of applicants was made after a personal interview and an examination into the certificates, testimonials, and other papers forwarded by each candidate. Their qualifications were judged with reference to those of other applicants, and I cannot, I regret, now give the particular ones which led to the selection in each case.