asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether the office of deputy food controller, North-eastern division, is a whole-time one; whether it is remunerated and at what rate; whether he has given consent to the officer in question also to act as deputy county court judge; and whether this second officer is remunerated and at what rate?

The office of Deputy Divisional Food Officer for the North-Eastern Division is a whole-time office carrying a salary of £750. I understand that the officer holding it has on one or two occasions been called upon to sit as deputy county court judge at Leeds, which occupies him for about half a day. I am making inquiries as to the point raised in the last part of the Question.