§ 96. Mr. Lowasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what is the maximum supplementary petrol allowance given to sales representatives in nationalised industries, as compared with that given to commercial travellers; and what is the maximum amount of petrol granted by way of supplementary allowance to members of his Department who use their own motor cars on duty.
§ Mr. Noel-BakerA supplementary petrol allowance for an employee of a nationalised industry is computed under the same rules as those applied to employees of a private company and for comparable purposes the same allowance would be given. A civil servant authorised to use his own motor car on duty is not given a supplementary allowance; he applies for permission to undertake a specified journey, or specified journeys, by car, and, if permission is given, he receives the coupons required.