HC Deb 01 March 1983 vol 38 cc115-6W
Mr. Jim Spicer

asked the Secretary of State for Defence whether the local overseas allowances paid to service men has been reviewed; and with what results.

Mr. Blaker

Local overseas allowance is a tax-free compensatory allowance paid to service men and women overseas, in addition to their pay, to meet the essential extra cost to them of serving abroad rather than in the United Kingdom. This extra cost varies from place to place, and is bound to change over time, for example in response to different price movements at home and abroad. LOA also compensates for variations in exchange

Mr. Wiggin

(a) Nil (b) One (c) Nil and (d) three; none involved gliders; all occurred at or below 1,000 ft above ground level.

Mr. Bill Walker

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many near misses have been reported by service aircraft in the last three years in the air space within the advisory route between Edinburgh/Glasgow and. Aberdeen; and if he will list the aircraft involved.

Mr. Wiggin

None.