§ Mr. AMMONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by what number of days the maximum annual leave on full pay, authorised for a civil servant of the first division or administrative grade aged 30 and with seven years' service, exceeds or falls short of that authorised for staff officers of the Navy, Army, or Air Force of the same standing serving in the United Kingdom; whether, in any or all of the fighting services, it is the custom that leave of less than 48 hours' duration is not counted against this maximum annual allowance of leave on full pay; whether civil servants enjoy a corresponding privilege; and, if not, whether he will bring this fact to the notice of the Committee now investigating the standards of remuneration and conditions of employment of State servants?
§ Major BOYD-CARPENTERA civil servant of the administrative grade with seven years' service is eligible for a maximum of 36 working days' annual leave. A naval officer of the same standing at home is eligible for a maximum of 42 days' annual leave, and an Air Force officer or staff officer in the Army for a maximum of 61 days. These periods include Sundays, etc., falling within any long period of leave taken. I understand that short periods of leave of less than 48 hours (which are usually taken at week-ends) are not always counted against the maximum period of leave admissible. Both in the Civil Service 1935W and in the Fighting Services the grant of leave is subject to the exigencies of the public service, and the actual amount of leave taken is not necessarily the maximum amount authorised. Information as to the various leave regulations will be available for the Committee.