§ 66. Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the review of the local overseas allowance for those members of Her Majesty's forces serving in the British Army of the Rhine has been completed; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ReynoldsAs my hon. Friend informed the hon. and gallant Member for Arundel and Shoreham (Captain Kerby) on 5th July, 1968, a full review of the local overseas allowances for officers and men serving with the British Army of the Rhine took place in May last year, and the Headquarters, B.A.O.R. were told of the new rates resulting from the review 123W at the end of June. The rates for some ranks, mainly officers, showed slight decreases on the interim rates in force following devaluation while the rates for other ranks, mainly the married accompanied soldiers, showed slight increases. The increases were retrospective to the beginning of March 1968.—[Vol. 767, c. 280.]