§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a detailed account of how the £45,950 expenditure in the financial year 1957–58 on those civil defence functions in West Sussex for which he is responsible was achieved; and what proportion of the total sum spent on civil defence in the county his expenditure represents.
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§ Mr. R. A. ButlerThe aggregate civil defence expenditure by the county council in 1957–58, as approved for grant purposes by the several Departments concerned, amounted to £47,275 18s. 0d. of which £45,699 19s. 9d. including £3,293 12s. 6d. for the Auxiliary Fire Service, relates to functions for which I am responsible. The figure of £45,950 previously given to my hon. and gallant Friend has been adjusted after audit Details are as follows:
£ s. d. Salaries and expenses of Civil Defence Officers and personnel for Auxiliary Fire Service training purposes 5,033 0 9 Instruction and training of volunteers 9,888 10 0 Publicity and recruitment 377 18 8 Control centres 245 2 4 Premises for training and storage 10,653 8 1 Equipment, furniture and materials 2,056 8 5 Recreational facilities 361 4 0 Uniforms, Civil Defence Corps and Auxiliary Fire Service 328 14 2 Vehicles, appliances—repairs, running costs, etc. 2,933 19 6 Air Raid Warning System 2,170 13 1 Administrative, technical and clerical expenses 11,254 1 4 Other expenses 396 19 5 45,699 19 9