Oral Answers to Questions — Aircraft Production. – in the House of Commons at on 19 November 1941.
Mr Arthur Molson
, High Peak
asked the Minister of Aircraft Production, in what cases the scale of pay for personnel of the Air Transport Auxiliary is higher than in the Royal Air Force; whether a special bonus is paid for landing aircraft on particular aerodromes in the South of England; and whether he will review these scales of pay and bonus so that they do not exceed the corresponding pay in the Royal Air Force?
Lieut-Colonel John Moore-Brabazon
, Wallasey
As regards the first and third parts of the Question, it is not possible to give a straightforward comparison between the rates of pay of personnel in the Air Transport Auxiliary, a civilian organisation, and the Royal Air Force, owing to differences in rank and conditions of Service, involving such things as subsistence allowances, pensions and medical attention. The answer to the second part of the Question is in the negative.
Mr Arthur Molson
, High Peak
Will my right hon. Friend give an undertaking that he will look into this matter with a view to seeing that civil pilots are not paid a higher rate compared with pilots in the Royal Air Force, whose skill is frequently higher and who are exposed to much greater dangers?
Lieut-Colonel John Moore-Brabazon
, Wallasey
I will certainly look into the question, but I cannot give any guarantee in the matter.
Ministers make up the Government and almost all are members of the House of Lords or the House of Commons. There are three main types of Minister. Departmental Ministers are in charge of Government Departments. The Government is divided into different Departments which have responsibilities for different areas. For example the Treasury is in charge of Government spending. Departmental Ministers in the Cabinet are generally called 'Secretary of State' but some have special titles such as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ministers of State and Junior Ministers assist the ministers in charge of the department. They normally have responsibility for a particular area within the department and are sometimes given a title that reflects this - for example Minister of Transport.
