HC Deb 01 March 1948 vol 448 cc34-40W
Mr. Driberg

asked the Secretary of State for War if he will publish in HANSARD a table giving full details of the pay and rations, including milk, issued to Poles in the various categories still within the responsibility of His Majesty's Government, namely, those who have opted to return to Poland and are awaiting repatriation; those who have opted to join the Polish Resettlement Corps and are awaiting transfer to it or undergoing training in it; those who have refused to take either of these courses; those who are still in the Polish Armed Forces or other military or semi-military formations; and any in other miscellaneous categories.

17 Mr. Shinwell,

pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 3rd February, 1948; Vol. 446, c. 254], supplied the following information:

POLISH RESETTLEMENT CORPS. DAILY RATES OF PAY.
TABLE I.—OFFICERS.
Rank or Equivalent. Employed. Supernumerary.*
s. d. s. d.
General 110 0 47 0
Lieutenant-General 90 0 40 0
Major-General 75 0 35 0
Brigadier 65 0 —
Colonel 55 0 22 6
Lieutenant-Colonel 40 0 21 0
Major 32 6 19 0
Captain 21 0 14 6
Lieutenant 14 6 12 6
Lieutenant (after 3 years) 17 6 12 6
2nd/Lieutenant 13 0 11 6
Auxiliary Territorial Service. (Polish Resettlement Section).
Controller. 32 6
Chief Commander 28 6
Senior Commander 18 6
Junior Commander 11 6
Subaltern 9 0
2nd/Subaltern 8 0
* Supernumerary rates apply to those officers who are not employed within a British establishment.

TABLE II.—OTHER RANKS (Daily rates).
Rank or Equivalent. *After
Basic. 3 years. 4 years.
s. d. s. d. s. d.
Warrant Officer:
Class I … 14 6 15 6 16 0
Class II … 11 6 12 6 13 0
Staff Sergeant … 9 6 10 6 11 0
Sergeant … 6 8 7 9 8 0
Corporal … 5 0 5 10 6 1
Lance Corporal … 4 3 5 1 5 4
Private … 3 3 4 0 4 6
Auxiliary Territorial Service (Polish Resettlement Section).
Warrant Officer
Class I … 9 6 10 0 10 3
Class II … 7 6 8 0 8 3
Staff Sergeant … 6 4 6 9 7 0
Sergeant … 5 0 5 6 5 9
Corporal … 3 9 4 3 4 6
Lance Corporal … 2 9 3 3 3 6
Private … 2 4 2 9 3 0
* The 3 and 4 year rates apply to service in the Polish Forces under British Command prior to 1st July, 1946, reckonable under British rules.

Polish Youths and Girls (overyears of age).

Males 2s per day Females 1s. 4d. per day

These rates remain in issue throughout service in the Polish Resettlement Corps or Auxiliary Territorial Service/Polish Resettlement Section

TABLE III.—POLISH LAND FORCES

Rates of pay at present issuable to members of the Polish Land Forces under British Command (other than recalcitrants paid in accordance with Table IV) including those who:—

(i) have registered for and are awaiting acceptance into the Polish Resettlement Corps;

or (ii) have elected to return to Poland without first joining the Polish Resettlement Corps and are awaiting repatriation.

or (iii) have not yet had the opportunity of joining the Polish Resettlement Corps.

Polish Land Forces (Male Personnel).
Rank. Rates of Pay. Monthly Rates.
Full Pay. "Reduced Pay".
OFFICERS: £ s. d. £ s. d.
General 90 0 0 50 0 0
Lieutenant-General 75 0 0 45 0 0
Major-General 65 0 0 40 0 0
Colonel 50 10 0 28 0 0
Lieutenant-Colonel 42 10 0 27 0 0
Major 35 10 0 25 0 0
Captain 22 10 0 20 0 0
Lieutenant 19 10 0 18 0 0
2nd/Lieutenant 16 10 0 16 0 0
Daily Rates.
OTHER RANKS:
s. d.
Warrant Officer, Class I 12 8
Warrant Officer, Class II 9 2
Staff Sergeant 6 8
Sergeant 5 9
Corporal 5 0
Lance Corporal 4 3
Private 3 0

See Notes A, B, C, D

Polish Women's Auxiliary Service.
Rank Rates of Pay Monthly Rates.
OFFICERS: £ s. d.
Controller … 33 15 0
Chief Commander … 30 0 0
Senior Commander … 22 0 0
Junior Commander … 14 5 0
Subaltern … 11 15 0
2nd/Subaltern … 10 7 6

Daily Rates.
OTHER RANKS:
s. d.
Warrant Officer, Class I … 7 0
Warrant Officer, Class II … 6 0
Staff Sergeant … 4 8
Sergeant … 3 10
Corporal … 3 4
Lance Corporal … 2 10
Private … 2 0

See Note E.

Polish Military Nursing Service.
Rank. Rates of Pay Monthly Rates.
£ s. d.
Matron-in-Chief … 22 0 0
Chief Principal Matron … 18 0 0
Matron … 16 0 0
Senior Sister … 15 0 0
Sister … 12 0 0

NOTES:

A. Male officers who are not occupying posts on the establishment are paid at the "reduced" rate.

B. Male officers and other ranks are granted War Service Increments of Pay at the following daily rates in respect of service before 1st July, 1946, in the Polish Land Forces under British Command:

Rank. After 3 years' service. After 4 years' service.
s. d. s. d.
Private 1 0 1 6
Lance Corporal to Warrant Officer, Class I 10 1 1
2nd Lieutenant to General 1 9 2 1

C. Certain personnel in France who joined the Polish Land Forces under British Command after 1st June, 1945, receive pay at 5/12ths of the rates shown in these Tables.

D. Certain Polish ex-prisoners of war in France receive "pocket money" of 10d. a day or, in a few cases, 5d. a day.

E. Certain tradeswomen of the Polish Women's Auxiliary Service receive 4d. a day in addition to the above rates.

TABLE IV.—POLISH FORCES—RECALCITRANTS, RATES OF PAY (MEN).
Rank or Equivalent. Working. Non-Working.
Per Month. Per Day.
£ s. d. s. d
General 50 0 0 1 4
Lieutenant-General 45 0 0
Major-General 40 0 0
Colonel 28 0 0
Lieutenant-Colonel 27 0 0
Major 25 0 0
Captain 20 0 0
Lieutenant 17 11 0
2nd/Lieutenant 14 17 0
Per Day
Warrant Officer 11 5 8
Staff Sergeant 8 3
Sergeant 6 0
Corporal 4 6
Lance Corporal 3 10
Private 2 8

These rates apply to male members of the Polish Forces who decline to join the Polish Resettlement Corps, although eligible to do so, or to return to Poland, except those who had by 31st August 1947, obtained a visa permitting them to emigrate to some other country and had applied for a passage to that country.

The non-working rates are applicable to recalcitrants who refuse to work.

The rates in Tables I and II are subject to income tax. Those in Tables III and IV are tax free.

RATION SCALE FOR DEPENDANTS OF POLISH TROOPS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Basic Items. Ounces Daily.
Bread … 10
or Biscuits … 7½
Meat, frozen (bone-in) … 2
or meat frozen (boneless) … 1⅔
Fresh vegetables … 8
Fresh Potatoes … 14
Cheese … 2/7
Jam or Marmalade or Golden Syrup … 4/7
Tea … ¼
Sugar … 11/7
Tinned milk … 3
Margarine … 4/7
Butter … 2/7
Cooking fat … 1/7
or Cooking oil … 1/7
Bacon … 3/7
Peas/Beans/Lentils … 3
Flour … 2½
Fresh Sausages … 23/7
Tinned herrings … 2
Dried Fruit … 4/7
Salt … ½
Pepper … 1/100
Mustard … 1/100
Ration cash Allowance … 1¾d.

NOTES:—

(a) Adults and children of 10 years and over will receive the above scale daily. Children under Io years of age will be restricted to five rations per head weekly.

(b) Flour may be drawn in lieu of bread at the following scale of equivalence:—

Bread 1 oz. = Flour ¾ oz.

(c) Dependants below the age of 18 and invalids may receive fresh milk 7½ fluid ounces in lieu of tinned milk.

(d) Extra milk, as under, may be provided for expectant mothers and dependants below the age of 18:—

Per day.
(i) Expectant mothers 1 pint.
(ii) Children under 12 months 2 pints.
(iii) Children under 5 years 1 pint.
(iv) Children under 18 years ½ pint.

(e) Children 0–10 years will receive the following supplement to the above scale:—

Butter … 4/7 oz. weekly
Margarine … 11/7 oz. weekly
Sugar … 22/7 oz. weekly

(f) Dependants employed on manual work similar to that for which the Ministry of Food allows extra bread and cheese for British civilian workers will receive the following supplements to the above scale:—

Bread … … 9 ozs. daily
Cheese … … 13/7 ozs. daily.

STANDARD RATION SCALE FOR POLISH RESETTLEMENT CORPS
(including reservists fed from service sources) and members of the Polish Military Forces in the United Kingdom.
Basic Items. Ounces daily.
Bread 13
Meat frozen (bone-in) 2
Fresh Vegetables 8
Fresh Potatoes 14
Cheese ¾
Jam or Marmalade or Golden Syrup 4/7
Tea ¼
Sugar 11/7
Tinned milk 3
Butter 2/7
Margarine 4/7
Cooking fat 1/7
Bacon 3/7
Peas/Beans/Lentils 3
Flour 2½
Fresh sausages 23/7
Tinned herrings 2
Dried fruit 4/7
Salt ½
Pepper 1/100
Mustard 1/100
Ration Cash Allowance 2½d.

Flour may be drawn in lieu of bread at scale of 1 oz. Bread = ¾ oz. Flour.

POPULATION BY DISTRICTS.
District. Population 1935. Population 1945 Estimated present population.
St. John's … … … 54,886 65,189 67,653
White Bay … … … 8,721 10,725 11,218
Green Bay … … … 8,257 8,500 8,549
Grand Falls … … … 14,373 19,409 20,767
Twillingate … … … 8,798 9,521 9,677
Fogo … … … 9,590 10,046 10,142
Bona Vista North … … … 12,319 13,127 13,300
Bona Vista South … … … 11,753 11,494 11,443
Trinity North … … … 12,766 12,807 12,815
Trinity South … … … 11,088 10,894 11,075
Carbonear-Bay de Verde … … … 13,409 12,833 12,723
Harbour Grace … … … 7,563 7,248 7,199
Port de Grave … … … 8,750 8,234 8,137
Harbour Main-Bell Island … … … 15,017 17,531 18,117
Ferryland … … … 6,682 6,323 6,255
Placentia and Saint Mary's … … … 8,454 9,437 9,656
Placentia West … … … 9,575 9,636 9,648
Burin … … … 10,668 10,928 10,980
Fortune Bay-Hermitage … … … 11,334 11,435 11,455
Burgeo and La Poile … … … 9,293 9,344 9,353
St. Georges-Port Au Port … … … 9,748 13,000 13,868
Humber … … … 15,166 20,486 21,942
St. Barbe … … … 6,662 7,496 7,683
Labrador … … … 4,716 5,528 5,718

Personnel employed on manual work similar to that for which the Ministry of Food allows extra bread and cheese for British workers will receive the following extra:—

Bread … 6 ozs. daily
Cheese … 27/28 oz. daily

The above information relates to Poles for the administration of whom the War Department is responsible.