§ 63. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the subsistence and other allowances to justices of the peace in Scotland and take steps to make them more consistent with the cost of travelling today.
§ Mr. WillisTravelling expenses and subsistence allowance at the rates applicable to members of local authorities 313W are paid where a justice does duty more than three miles from his usual place of residence. When the economic situation permits, the Government intend to remove the three-mile condition and to introduce a financial loss allowance.