SCALES OF INCREASED PAY. (Hansard, 26 November 1917)

§ 45. Mr. O'GRADY
asked the Prime Minister when he expects to be in a position to report the result of the reference, back to the War Cabinet Sub-Committee of the request made by the Joint Committee of the House of Lords, the House of Commons, and the General Federation of Trade Unions, for increases in the pay of the sailor and the soldier, particularly in respect of the able seaman, the stoker in the Navy, the private 'n the Marines, and the private in the Army?

§ 49 and 50. Colonel LESLIE WILSON
asked (1) whether the Government has come to a decision as to the proposed increase to the pay of sailors and soldiers; (2) whether he is able to announce the decision at which the Government has arrived with regard to any increase of pay or allowances for the junior ranks of commissioned officers?

§ 63. Mr. HOGGE
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is now in a position to make a statement concerning the increased pay to sailors and soldiers; whether he can also state what improvements are to be made in the pay of junior officers, and whether their dependants are to have any separation allowance; whether he can say if the alterations in pay will affect any other grants, such as those made by the local war pensions committee, or the Civil Liabilities Committee; whether any of the previous increases announced has been paid to either the Navy or the Army; and whether, if they have not, he can definitely promise that the new increases will be paid at once, with retrospective effect from 29th September?

§ The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER (Mr. Bonar Law)
The Government, as promised, has considered again the increases in pay and allowances recently announced for the non-commissioned ranks of the Navy and Army, and has decided to make certain further awards. These, like those already announced, will come into operation as from 29th September last for the Army and 1st October last for the Navy, and, so far as action has not already been taken, the increases will come into operation as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made.
It will be remembered that the original increases were estimated to cost over £50,000,000 for the first year and over £54,000,000 for the second year. The total increases, including those now made, will cost in all about £65,000,000 for the first year and £69,000,000 for the second year.
I will, if I may, circulate the full details of these awards.
The above increases will not affect grants made by the local war pensions committees or the Civil Liabilities Committee.
I am as yet unable to make any statement with regard to the question of junior 1633 officers' pay, but I expect to be able to do so before the end of the Session.