§ Mr. Bevinsasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury why the number of officers employed in the rating side of the valuation office, which was estimated at 3,009 for 1950–51, now exceeds 5,453.
§ Mr. JayThe hon. Member is mistaken. The figure of 3,009 was the number of staff expected to be employed on rating at the beginning of the year 1950–51. The Inland Revenue Estimates for that year provided not only for this number, but also for an addition of about 2,650 other posts during the year.
§ Mr. Lawasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury why temporary civil servants in the valuation department of the Inland Revenue have not been included in the recent pay increases; and whether he will have the situation reviewed, in the light of the fact that temporary civil servants, equally with permanent civil servants, are affected by the rise in the cost of living.
§ Mr. JayI assume that the right hon. Member is referring to temporary clerks, and I would refer him to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Sevenoaks (Mr. John Rodgers) on Monday, 5th February, 1951.