§ Mr. Purbrickasked the Home Secretary the amount of overtime paid in his Department for the last month for which the figures are available; and has any improvement been made in the peace-time system of checking overtime to ensure that the worker has fully worked 100 per cent. in his ordinary time before working overtime?
§ Mr. H. MorrisonThe amount paid in overtime to the staffs of all offices of the Home Office and Ministry of Home Security including regional offices during the month of January, 1942, was £9,200. Supervising officers are required to satisfy themselves that the staff are fully employed at all times and that the amount of overtime is no more than is necessary to cope with the work.