§ Mr. MartlewTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library details of the entire benefits and remuneration package enjoyed by men and women in the armed forces from 1976 to the present time.
§ Mr. SoamesFull details of the entitlements to, and levels of, allowance since 1976 are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The key documents relating to the remuneration of members of the armed forces for the period requested are, however, already in the Library of the House. They include:
- Reports of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body
- Royal Navy Orders in Council made under Section 3 of the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865
- The Army Pay Warrant
- The Army Pensions Warrant
- Queen's Orders for the RAF Pay, Allowances and Pensions made under Section 2 of the Air Force Constitution Act 1917
- The Queen's Regulations for the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force