HC Deb 01 July 1920 vol 131 c700W
Major PRESCOTT

asked the Minister of Health whether he will give the amount of the hotel expenses allowed to temporary officials in the Department of the Director-General of Housing; and the grounds for making a smaller allowance to temporary officials, as against the permanent officials of the Ministry?

Dr. ADDISON

The amount of the subsistence expenses allowed to temporary officials in the Department of the Director-General of Housing is as follows:

Where the salary is not less than £600 a year, £1 a night.

Where the salary is less than £600 a year, 15s. a night.

A temporary addition of 25 per cent. has been recently made to the above subsistence rates in the case of permanent officials. The extension of a similar increase to the temporary staff is now under consideration.