§ Mr. Harveyasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is now in a position to state the revised arrangements for billeting allowances in respect of evacuated teachers and civil servants, respectively; and the date at which the new arrangements will come into force?
§ Captain CrookshankFollowing are the revised arrangements which will apply in future to evacuated civil servants, who are householders. Discussions with the representatives of the teachers are, I understand, still proceeding.
Officers eligible for free billeting during the first three months will at the end of that period be required to bear a part of the cost on the following scale:
Salary. Charge per week. s. Up to £200 Nil. Above £200 and up to £300 3 Above £300 and up to £400 5 Above £400 and up to £550 7 Above £550 and up to £700 10 Above £700 and up to £850 13 Above £850 16 In the case of officers who have already been evacuated, the above scale will be put into operation with effect from 29th January, 1940, or at the expiration of the period of three months, whichever date is the later.