§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many senior local authority officers will be called upon to act in the capacity of presiding officers during the various elections that will be held in the United Kingdom during 1979; how much will
188Wfive years, detailing the number of houses, the number of schools and public buildings, and industrial and commercial premises affected.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe information available is given in the table below. Further detail could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
be paid in fees to presiding officers during this period; and if such payments will be in addition to the salaries paid for the performance of their customary civic duties.
§ Mr. JohnThe appointment of presiding officers is the responsibility of returning officers. The fees payable to presiding officers at local elections are determined by the local authority concerned. The regulations fixing the fees payable at the forthcoming parliamentary and European Assembly elections have not yet been made.