§ Mr. Fosterasked the Minister of Fuel and Power the number of production directors in each coalfield region and the total salaries paid to them in each region from the Coal Charges Account.
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe particulars in respect of Group Production Directors and certain Regional Production Directors, whose salaries are chargeable to the Coal Charges Account, are as follow:
Region. Number of Directors. Total Salaries. £ s. d. Scotland 9 15,132 5 2‡ Northern "A" 4 9,958 7 0 Northern "B" 6* 13,260 13 6 North Western 5* 10,172 6 10 North Eastern 10† 24,196 16 0 North Midland 9† 22,085 0 0 Midland 5† 12,869 12 6 Wales 13 42,436 12 0 * Includes 1 Regional Production director but omits 1 vacancy for Group Production Director. † The Regional Production Directors in these Regions also act as Group Production Directors. ‡ Salary of 1 Group Production Director is not accounted for. Particulars of emoluments prior to appointment are awaited. There are in addition 5 Production Directors whose salaries are not chargeable to the Coal Charges Account.