§ Mr. Barnettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the 3s. 6d. luncheon vouchers concession was first officially granted; and what is the present approximate cost, on the assumption that the voucher would otherwise be taxable, in the hands of the recipient.
§ Mr. MacDermotThe concession is for luncheon vouchers not exceeding in
232Wgrades of all the new positions created and the Departments which they come under.
§ Mr. MacDermot, pursuant to his reply of 12th May [OFFICIAL REPORT, Vol. 746, c. 314]:
Members of the Information Officer Class in the Civil Service carry out a wide variety of functions, and it is not possible to identify a category of public relations officer. The number of these officers in the Information Officer class who, for most of their time, deal with the Press has risen by 31 since September, 1964. The annual cost of their salaries is about £64,000.
value 3s. for each full working day. It was announced in January, 1959, though it had been in operation for some years before that. The cost is probably at least £2½ million a year.