§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will state the salary and financial value of other benefits paid to Air Vice Marshal Colville as Air Officer Commanding as at 31 March; and what will be his payments from 1 April as chief executive of the Training Group Defence Agency.
§ Mr. HanleyThe rate of salary and range of allowances to which Air Vice Marshal Colville is entitled as a two-star officer filling a command appointment are unaffected by his appointment as chief executive of the Training Group Defence Agency.
The salary of two-star officers on 31 March 1994 was £56,710.05. On 1 April 1994, it was increased to £59,794.30 on payment of the 1994–95 pay award and the final stage of the 1992 pay award for senior military personnel.
In respect of his current appointment, Air Vice Marshal Colville is entitled to an entertainment allowance of £8.73 per day. In common with all service personnel, he is entitled to claim various allowances appropriate to his domestic and personal circumstances.
Economic planning region 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 South East 57,798.5 58,339.5 57,007.0 55,230.0 46,836.0 East Anglia 2,552.5 2,506.5 2,537.0 2,694.0 2,667.5 South West 30,019.0 29,939.0 29,756.5 28,882.5 28,398.0 West Midlands 8,762.5 8,775.5 8,820.0 8,721.0 8,510.0 East Midlands 3,470.5 3,407.0 3,658.5 3,753.0 3,831.5 Yorks and Humberside 5,850.0 5,889.0 5,685.0 5,397.5 5,167.5 NorthWest 2,949.5 2,974.0 2,967.0 2,858.0 2,729.5 Northern 3,107.0 3,081.0 3,038.5 2,929.0 2,727.0 Wales 5,566.5 5,530.5 5,490.0 5,436.0 5,026.0 Scotland 12,314.5 12,151.5 11,984.0 11,735.0 11,624.0 Northern Ireland 2,688.5 2,646.5 2,632.5 2,782.0 2,933.0 Elsewhere in United Kingdom 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 Total United Kingdom 135,082 134,243 133,579 130,420 120,450