HC Deb 01 November 1939 vol 352 cc1966-7W
Mr. Rhys Davies

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many civil servants have been transferred to other Departments since the outbreak of war who are in receipt of higher rates of pay than if they had followed their normal occupation?

Captain Crookshank

In general the large number of civil servants who have been transferred to other Departments have been transferred in their existing grade and at their existing rate of pay. In a few cases transfer has been to a superior post, in which event the officer concerned receives an acting promotion with the pay appropriate to the new post. I regret that detailed information is not available as to the number of cases falling into the second category.