§ Sir G. Foxasked the Home Secretary the total cost of air-raid precautions personnel, and the cost, in each month of the war, as divided between regional areas, showing the increase or decrease in the cost?
§ Sir J. AndersonThe total monthly cost of the pay of whole-time volunteers enrolled for air-raid precautions services (including the auxiliary fire service) from September onwards is as shown below:
1939. £ September 2,901,300 October 3,151,400 November 3,242,200 December 3,413,900 1940. January (Estimated) 3,247,200 It is not possible without an undue amount of labour to state for each month how the total cost of the pay of whole-time volunteers was divided between the various regions.