Armed Forces (Aliens)

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asked the Minister of Defence whether he will now make a statement about the possibility of forming a foreign legion of European volunteers and so conserving British manpower; and what consultations he has had on this question with the Minister of Labour and National Service.

My Service colleagues and I have carefully considered the desirability of forming a Foreign Legion but we have concluded that the raising of such a force would not be a satisfactory

PRIVATE INCOME FROM WORK AND PROPERTY BEFORE AND AFTER TAX^*
				Percentages
				1938	1946	1947	1948
Before taxes on income
Wages	…	…	…	36	38	39	40
Salaries	…	…	…	23	20	20	19
Interest, profits and rent	…	…	…	41	42	41	41
Civilian income from work and property	…	…	…	100	100	100	100
After taxes on income
Wages	…	…	…	39	43	45	46
Salaries	…	…	…	24	21	21	20
Interest, profits and rent	…	…	…	37	36	34	34
Civilian income from work and property	…	…	…	100	100	100	100
^* The items in this table are identical in definition with those of table 5 of Cmd. 7371. The totals exclude the income of the Armed Forces. The item "rent, interest and profits," like the corresponding item in table 8 of Cmd. 7649, includes professional earnings and income from farming; it also includes the undistributed profits of companies, which as they do not form part of personal income, are excluded from table 8 of Cmd. 7649.

Volume 464: debated on Monday 9 May 1949