Mr. Creech Jonesasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will state for the years 1939–40, 1941–42, 1942–43, the additional cost incurred to the Exchequer by the payment to men and women withdrawn for service in His Majesty's Forces and auxiliary Services of the difference between Service pay and allowances and salaries; and the number of persons involved in each year?
§ Sir K. WoodThe payments of balance of civil pay in question have never been separately accounted for, and I regret that I have not the necessary information to answer the first part of the Question. With regard to the second part, the numbers of civil servants serving with the Forces and in receipt of, or eligible for, balance of civil pay have been as follows:
These numbers include some who receive no balance because their Service pay exceeds their civil pay.
Non-Industrial. Industrial. Total. 1st April, 1940 36,587 30,028 66,615 1st April, 1941 56,067 36,045 92,112 1st April, 1942 67,814 39,036 106,850 1st April, 1943 77,783 40,593 118,376