§ Mr. Keyasked the Home Secretary what sums included in the accounts of the Metropolitan Police Fund for the period 1st April, 1939, to 31st March, 1940, recently published, were for air-raid precautions services, and which of them will rank for total reimbursement from moneys voted by Parliament, and for grant under the Air-Raid Precautions Act, 1937, respectively?
§ Sir J. AndersonThe accounts include the following expenditure on air-raid precautions services, in respect of which air-raid precautions grant is payable:
Expenditure amounting to £1,320,930 in respect of the pay and insurance contributions of the Police War Reserve will be reimbursed by the Exchequer.
£ Air-Raid Wardens Department 1,362 Air-Raid Warning Signals 46,762