– in the House of Commons at on 4 July 1939.
Mr John Jagger
, Manchester Clayton
asked the Chancellor of the exchequer whether he will now state what consideration in the matter of either bounties or allowances will be given for established and temporary civil servants, respectively, who are called up for training under the Military Training Act?
Mr John Simon
, Spen Valley
Civil servants called up for training under the Military Training Act will reckon the period of absence for the purposes of increment and pension but, as has already been announced, there will be no issue of civil pay in respect of this period.
The chancellor of the exchequer is the government's chief financial minister and as such is responsible for raising government revenue through taxation or borrowing and for controlling overall government spending.
The chancellor's plans for the economy are delivered to the House of Commons every year in the Budget speech.
The chancellor is the most senior figure at the Treasury, even though the prime minister holds an additional title of 'First Lord of the Treasury'. He normally resides at Number 11 Downing Street.
