§ Mr. Manderasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is aware that many private employers are continuing to pay to their employés, now on service, the same allowance as before the recent rise of 6d. per day; and whether he will consider the advisability of making arrangements that this shall apply to Government servants also, if only for a time, and even if it involves a technical increase in civil pay?
§ Captain CrookshankNo, Sir, and as regards the second part of the Question, I regret that I am unable to accept the hon. Member's suggestion. The Government's scheme is to pay to civil servants serving with the Forces, subject to certain conditions, the balance of their civil pay. It follows that any increase in service pay involves a corresponding decrease in the balance payable. This is clearly set out in the circular on the subject, the terms of which are accepted by all civil servants who draw balance of civil pay. I am sending the hon. Member a copy.