§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Defence if, to his knowledge, any Service man or woman is worse off as a result of the Sixth Report of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body; and if he will give an undertaking to take steps to compensate any individual so affected.
§ Mr. MulleyWhen all the factors covered by the Armed Forces Pay Review Body in their Sixth Report 1977—including the current tax position—are taken into account and applied to pay as a whole—including supplements—no Service man or woman is, to my knowledge, worse off in terms of overall net income as a direct result of the changes recommended.