§ Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish in the Official Report the mileage allowance granted to civil servants in his Department and those institutions, offices and research establishments for which he is responsible, respectively, indicating variations for the different grades of seniority and type of car permitted.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe standard rates of mileage allowance, payable to all officers, other than part-time medical officers, who necessarily use their private motor cars on official business, are:
(1) (2) Engine cubic capacity Pence a mile 500–1000 c.c. 7.9 1001–1750 c.c. 9.4 over 1750 c.c. 10.2 A public transport rate of 3.7p a mile, based on the average cost of travel by public transport, may be payable where a car is used instead of public transport for journeys which do not attract the standard rate.
These rates apply irrespective of grade or seniority.
A flat-rate of 9.4p a mile is paid to part-time medical officers.