§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service (1) to what extent a senior chief executive officer who was on a salary of £3,300 per annum in 1964 and who is now in receipt of £5,200 per 41W annum has at any time during this period had to meet the expenses of his job when living away from home out of his salary; whether an allowance is made; and on what stated basis for each of the years to date;
(2) to what extent an assistant secretary who was on a salary of £3,300 per annum in 1964 and who is now in receipt of £5,000 per annum has at any time during this period had to meet the expenses of his job when living away from home out of his salary; whether an allowance is made; and on what stated basis for each of the years to date.
§ Mr. David HowellAny civil servants in these categories would, throughout the period mentioned, have been entitled to receive a subsistence allowance on any occasion when their official duties required them to spend one or more nights away from home. With regard to the amount of the allowance, I would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24th November, 1970.—[Vol. 807, c. 101.]