§ Mr. ShersbyTo ask the Prime Minister if he will make a statement about the pay of medical and dental officers in the armed forces.
§ The Prime MinisterThe Armed Forces Pay Review Body has submitted to me a supplementary report on the pay of medical and dental officers in the armed forces. The report recommends a basic pay increase of 5.5 per cent. and additional pay adjustments which provide overall pay increases of between 5.5 per cent. and 9.5 per cent. The average increase is 5.6 per cent. The Government have decided to accept the recommendations of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body and to implement them in full with effect from 1 April 1992.