§ Mr. Lewisasked the President of the Board of Trade the number of his staff who have not received an increase in their wages and salaries since the date when the salaries of Members of Parliament were last increased.
§ Sir D. EcclesNone.
Financial Year Number of applications for advances Amount of applications for advances Number of applications not sanctioned by the Board Total amount of applications not sanctioned £ £ 1951–52 20,074 401,868,777 Nil Nil 1952–53 21,718 436,160,254 Nil Nil 1953–54 17,965 327,552,137 Nil Nil 1954–55 17,925 385,851,628 Nil Nil 1955–56 16,539 386,866,240 163 22,527,847 1956–57 (up to 31.12.56) 6,920 123,772,465 236 31,910,074