§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report the gross weekly rates of pay before tax currently applicable in the armed forces of each of the member States of the North Atlantic alliance in respect of volunteer forces of the following ranks: (a) private, (b) senior NCO, and (c) lieutenant, indicating, where appropriate, the length of the standard working week; and whether any additional payments are applicable in respect of overtime or weekend working.
§ Mr. MulleyI regret that in the time available it has not been possible to provide the information requested. I will reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Defence what increase in defence expenditure expressed as a percentage of gross national product would be represented by an increase in the pay of the Armed Forces of (a) 10 per cent., (b) 20 per cent. and (c) 30 per cent.
§ Dr. GilbertIncreases of 10 per cent., 20 per cent. or 30 per cent. in the estimated pay bill for the Armed Forces for 1977–78 over and above present rates of pay, would increase defence expenditure expressed as a percentage of gross national product by approximately 0.1, 0.2 or 0.3 percentage points, respectively.