§ Mr. Russellasked the Minister of Food the number of staff employed at No. 10 District Food Office, Acton; the grades into which they are classified; the duties which they perform; and the salaries paid.
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§ Mr. WebbThe work of the District Food Office at Acton covers the following local authority areas: Bushey urban district; Elstree rural district; Harrow urban district; Hendon borough; Ruislip and Northwood urban district; Uxbridge urban district; Wembley borough; Willesden borough.
The duties carried out in respect of this area include the control of food supplies for retailers, caterers and certain manufacturers; the control and accounting arrangements for milk supplied at a cheap price or free under the Welfare Milk Scheme; the licensing of food traders; enforcement of the Ministry's orders; secretarial work for the food control committees; and the supervision of the 28 local offices in the area.
The post of District Food Officer (graded as a senior executive officer on a salary scale running from £900 to £1,075) is at present vacant. The present staff numbers 87, graded as follows:
2 Higher Executive Officers. *£715 to £865 per annum 4 Executive Officers *£250 to £700 per annum 12 Clerical Officers *£150 to £500 per annum (one with an allowance of £25 per annum). 3 Clerical Assistants 52/- to 116/-per week. 59 Temporary Clerks, Grades I, II and III. Various ranges of pay— from 42/- to 148/-per week. 5 Shorthand Typists and Typists. 57/- to 130/- per week. 2 Messengers 106/- to 130/5 per week. — 87 — *Rates for men; rates for women are approximately one-fifth lower.