§ Mr. CLIMIEasked the President of the Board of Trade if a salary of £3,000 per annum is paid to the economic adviser of the Board over and above his expenses as chief economic adviser to the League of Nations; what expenses were paid to this official during the past 12 months as economic adviser to the League of Nations; and if he will now arrange that only one job should be held by this official?
Mr. ALEXANDERThe officer whom my hon. Friend presumably has in mind is the Chief Economic Adviser to His Majesty's Government, referred to on page 63 of the Board of Trade Estimates, Vote 9. He is not Adviser to the League of Nations, as stated under a misapprehension in the Report of the Select Committee on Estimates, but represents or acts for His Majesty's Government at League of Nations Conferences or otherwise in respect of economic questions, and is a member of the Economic Committee of the League. This officer receives travelling and subsistence allowances when travelling abroad on the business2138W of His Majesty's Government, but receives no other remuneration than the £3,000 per annum mentioned. His travelling and subsistence allowances in connection with meetings of the Economic Committee of the League are paid by the League.