HC Deb 13 June 1974 vol 874 cc610-1W
Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will set out in tabular form the terminal grants payable at present to the following personnel, private, corporal, sergeant, staff sergeant, W.O. Class II, W.O. Class I, captain, major, colonel and major-general, on the basis of completing reckonable service for (a) 22, (b) 25, (c) 29, (d) 33 and (e) 35 years; and what will be the equivalent figures after the proposed pay increases have been implemented.

Mr. Judd

The figures set out in the table below are taken from the 1973 and

Terminal Grants
Reckonable Service (years)
Rank Pension Code 22 25 29 33 35
£ £ £ £ £
Private 1973 1,827 2,019 2,274 2,529 2,658
1974 2,046 2,259 2,547 2,832 2,973
Corporal 1973 2,220 2,454 2,763 3,075 3,228
1974 2,475 2,733 3,081 3,426 3,597
Sergeant 1973 2,472 2,730 3,075 3,420 3,591
1974 2,757 3,045 3,429 3,816 4,008
Staff Sergeant 1973 2,649 2,925 3,297 3,666 3,849
1974 3,048 3,366 3,792 4,215 4,428
W. O. Class II 1973 2,718 3,012 3,408 3,801 3,996
1974 3,117 3,453 3,903 4,350 4,575
W. O. Class I 1973 2,835 3,159 3,588 4,020 4,233
1974 3,342 3,720 4,221 4,725 4,974
34 years maximum)
Captain 1973 3,621 3,987 4,470 4,956 5,076
1974 4,050 4,452 4,992 5,532 5,667
Major 1973 4,248 4,701 5,307 5,913 6,063
1974 4,770 5,280 5,961 6,642 6,813
Colonel 1973 6,504 7,224 8,184 9,144 9,384
1974 7,029 7,800 8,826 9,852 10,107
Major-General 1973* 10,392 11,592 12,792 13,092
* The 1973 code remains applicable senior officers for the time being.

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