HC Deb 11 February 1999 vol 325 c328W
Mr. Blunt

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the implications are for other elements of the defence programme of the public sector pay award; and if he will make a statement. [70406]

Mr. Doug Henderson

The additional cost of the Service pay award will be contained within the Departmental Expenditure Limit announced in July 1998 and we will continue to meet the objectives and targets set out in the MOD's Public Service Agreements. The award reflects the Government's commitment—made during the SDR—to the people who deliver our defence.