HC Deb 08 November 1939 vol 353 cc230-1W
Sir S. Reed

asked the Home Secretary whether he will arrange to publish a list of the headquarter staff of the department under Sir Walter Monckton, K.C., other than clerical and messengers, stating the salary of each officer and his previous occupation.

Sir J. Anderson,

pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 26th October, 1939; Col. 1569] supplied the following statement:

The Press and Censorship Bureau under Sir Walter Monckton is organised in two divisions for the distribution of news from Government Departments and for Censorship.

Apart from Sir Walter Monckton, the Director-General, whose salary is not yet fixed, the numbers, gradings, salaries, and previous occupations of the higher ranks of officers in post on 1st November are set out below:

Grade. Numbers in grade. Salary. Previous occupation.
Liaison Officer … 1 Service pay Naval Officer.
Administrative Officer … 2 £625–1,100 Civil Servants.
Private Secretary to the Director-General. … 1 £335–850 Civil Servant.
Inspector … 1 £275–525 Civil Servant.
Assistant Inspector … 1 £275–525 Civil Servant.
Deputy Chief Censor … 12 11—£740 or Service pay. 7 Navy, Army or Air Force Officers.
1—£625–1,100 (Civil Servant). 2 Barristers.
2 Civil Servants.
1 Banking Official.
Censor … 38 £635 Or Service pay 22 Navy, Army Or Air Force Officers.
4 Stockbroking and general business.
2 Journalists.
2 University lecturers.
2 Insurance Officials.
1 Barrister.
1 Art Critic (War Office Intelligence, 1914–18).
1 Income Tax expert.
1 Political Organiser.
1 Colonial Civil Servant
1 Temporary Civil Servant.
Assistant Censor … 48 £515 Or Service pay 9 Journalists and reviewers.
8 Commercial and manufacturing business
7 Navy, Army or Air Force Officers.
5 Barristers.
3 Public Relations Officers.
2 Solicitors.
2 Advertising managers.
2 officials of League of Nations and Hague Court Of International Justice.
2 Indian Civil Servants.
2 Travel director and agent.
2 Writers.
1 Publisher.
1 Banker.
1 College Secretary.
1 Historical Research Worker.
Deputy Assistant Censor … 19 £395 5 Navy, Army Or Air Force officers.
… 1 £320 (woman) 3 Journalists.
2 University Teachers.
2 General business.
1 Barrister.
1 Solicitor.
1 Law student.
1 Cinema and photographic expert.
1 Publisher's reader.
1 Writer.
1 Translator.
1 Financial business.