§ Viscount CURZONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what approximately would be the total saving realised by the Country by an all-round 10 per cent, reduction of the basic rate of salary in. the Navy, Army, Air Force, Police, and Civil Service?
§ Mr. BALDWINI am not clear what is meant by the expression basic rate of salary in relation to the Navy, Army, Air Force and Police. These forces are. paid upon an inclusive basis as also are numbers of civilian employés. The total provision for the pay and allowances for the various classes mentioned, exclusive of Civil Service Bonus, is approximately £120,000,000. A ten per cent, reduction would, accordingly, produce a saving of £12,000,000, but I must not be taken as implying that any such general arrangement would be possible or equitable.