§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 19 November,Official Report, column 504, what were the numbers 564W and ranks of all service personnel who took part in the state opening of Parliament; what is their (a) individual daily pay rate and (b) total daily pay rates; and how many days each group was involved in preparation and de-briefing for the event. [5854]
§ Mr. SoamesThe numbers and ranks of the military personnel who took part in the state opening of Parliament together with the individual average daily pay rates of the participating ranks and the total daily pay rates, are as follows:
Rank Numbers (a) Daily pay rate £(b) Total daily pay rate£ (a x b) Major General 1 179.88 179.88 Colonel 3 140.38 421.14 Lieutenant Colonel 3 120.78 362.34 Major 17 89.64 1,523.88 Captain 27 69.48 1,875.96 Lieutenant/2nd Lieutenant 22 53.10 1,168.20 Warrant Officer (1st Class) 7 68.52 479.64 Warrant Officer (2nd Class) 24 64.89 1,557.36 Staff Sergeant 36 60.23 2,168.28 Sergeant 95 52.36 4,974.20 Corporal 166 47.58 7,898.28 Lance Corporal 244 39.43 9,620.92 Private 855 34.59 29,574.45 Total 1,500 61,804,53 These figures represent gross daily rates of pay which are paid to service personnel irrespective of where they are serving or the nature of their duties. They are not additional costs to the MOD in respect of the state opening of Parliament. Participating units spent less than a full day in preparation for this ceremony.