§ Mr. McEnteeasked the Home Secretary whether he will state the amount of grant made to the Women's Voluntary Service; and what number of these voluntary service women are paid a salary?
§ Mr. MabaneThe estimated expenditure for the current financial year falling on the Home Office vote in respect of salaries and wages, travelling expenses and telephone expenses of Women's Voluntary Services for Civil Defence is £24,325. As explained in the reply which my right hon. Friend gave to the hon. Member for Westhoughton on 12th October, arrangements have been made to enable the organisation to give some small monetary assistance to those of their workers whose changed financial circumstances no longer permit them to give their services on a wholly voluntary basis. The number of women to whom payments have so far been authorised under these arrangements is 167, involving an estimated expenditure for the current quarter of £3,400. The number of salaried staff is 99.