§ Mr. J. Morrisonasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury why, in Command Paper No. 8433, the only reference to the use of a car and chauffeur for official duties as part of the allowance to a member of a public board is confined to the post of Chairman of the British 6W Overseas Airways Corporation; and how many members of such boards do possess this facility.
§ Mr. Boyd-Carpenter, pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 11th February, 1952, col. 134]: The reference in Cmd. 8433 to a car and chauffeur for official duties is to the posts both of Chairman of B.O.A.C. and of Chairman of B.E.A.C. For the purpose of greater clarity a note points out that the allowances set out in colunm 3 are exclusive of this and certain other specified terms.
The answer to the second part of the Question is 45. In addition, 8 are provided with a car, and 3 with a driver.
I am of the opinion that these items should also be included in future editions of the White Paper and I have so arranged.