§ Viscount WOLMERasked the Secretary of State for War the annual cost of the Finance Branch of the War Office in 1913 and 1921, respectively?
Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSThe estimated cost of the personnel of the Finance Branch of the War Office, including the financial advice and audit staffs in Commands at home and abroad, was in the financial year 1913–14 £119,580 and in 1921–22 £523,000. In 1922–23 the corresponding provision is £290,000, the reduction being mainly due to the progressive reduction in the numbers employed, as War work is disposed of.