§ Sir J. Mellorasked the Home Secretary, with reference to Home Security Circulars No. 36/1941 and No. 87/1941, whether payment by a local authority of the additional 5s. per week, authorised by the former circular, to drivers of motor-lorries in the rescue-party service will rank for grant up to the date of the latter circular, notwithstanding that the rate of 70s. per week prescribed therein is exceeded; and whether he will authorise local authorities, where the current rate of wages for motor-lorry drivers in their districts exceeds 70s. per week, to pay to drivers in the rescue-party service the current rate, or 75s. per week, whichever be the less?
§ Mr. H. MorrisonThe earlier Circular of the 10th February, 1941, authorised a general increase of pay for whole-time civil defence volunteers, and the later Circular of 9th April was issued to remove doubts whether certain lorry-drivers who, prior to the issue of the earlier circular, had been paid 65s. per week would thereafter be entitled to receive 70s.; the last part of the Question does not, therefore, appear to arise.