HC Deb 28 July 1925 vol 187 cc255-6W
Lieut.-Colonel JAMES

asked the Secretary of State for Air the number of education officers employed in the Air Service, grades I, II, III, and IV, giving the totals of each; the total salaries paid to these officers, including allowances; and the total cost of maintaining the schools and lecture rooms where these officers impart instruction?

Sir S. HOARE

The information required by the first and second parts of the question is as follows:

Education Officers. Number. Total Salaries.
£
Grade I 5 4,280
Grade II 13 8,890
Grade III 66 29,167
Grade IV 33 10,586

There are, in addition, four special appointments (one administrative, three proffessorial), the emoluments of which total £4,210. As regards the last part of the question, the estimated expenditure for 1925–26 for maintenance and upkeep of the equipment, school and lecture rooms, reference libraries, etc., is. approximately, £10.000.