HC Deb 17 March 1976 vol 907 cc537-8W
Mr. Ronald Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Defence, having regard to the scale of distribution laid down for pay- ment to Army bands for recording sessions, if he is satisfied that in the case of the Horse of the Year LP, recorded by the Band of Her Majesty's Life Guards, whether the amount distributed to (a) the 35 bandsmen was approximately £1,100 or £31.42 each, (b) the band and regimental fund approximately £157 and (c) the Director of Music (i) fee for conducting approximately £75 and (ii) percentage of musician's fees approximately £315, being a total fee of £390, was in accordance with the scale laid down.

Mr. Robert C. Brown

The fees charged by the Band of Her Majesty's Life Guards for the Horse of the Year LP were composed under Musician Union rates, and after the deduction of expenses were distributed strictly in accordance with the scale laid down.