§ 96. Major Beamishasked the Secretary of State for War if he will publish a comparative table showing all foreign theatres in which British troops are serving and the overseas allowance payable in each theatre; for what reasons the overseas allowance is not being paid to British troops fighting in Korea; and if he will put right this anomaly.
§ Mr. StracheyI will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the single rates of local overseas allowance at present payable to the principal areas overseas to officers of the rank of major and below and to other ranks of the rank 189W of corporal and below. If the commander of the British troops in Korea considers a local overseas allowance necessary I am satisfied that he will submit recommendations accordingly.
Following is the table:
Area Local overseas allowance Officers, major and below Other ranks, corporal and below Daily rates Daily rates s. d. s. d. Malaya and Singapore 7 0 3 9 Hong Kong 3 6 2 3 Jamaica 2 6 6 Malta 2 3 10 Nigeria 2 0 2 0 East Africa 1 9 1 9 Egypt 1 9 6 Sierra Leone 1 3 1 9 Gold Coast 1 3 1 0 Sudan 1 0 10 British Army of the Rhine British Troops in Austria Trieste Cyrenaica Nil Nil Tripolitania Korea Japan Notes:
(a) These rates also apply to married personnel unaccompanied by their families.
(b) Higher rates arc paid to higher ranks at most stations.