Miss Wardasked the Secretary of State for Air whether he can now make a statement on the pay of the W.A.A.F. serving with S.E.A.C.
§ Sir A. SinclairYes, Sir. I should first explain that Indian rates of pay for officers are inclusive of allowances except lodging allowance. It has now been decided that the pay of W.A.A.F. officers serving in Air Command, South-East Asia, shall be at rates equivalent to the corresponding Indian rates payable to R.A.F. officers in that Command less a deduction equal to one-third of the pay element included in those rates. The pay of airwomen will be at the normal British rates, to which will be added 12½ per cent. of the corresponding airmen's rates. This addition is in place of the preferential conversion rate for pay at 1 rupee = 1s. 4d., and will, in effect, give the airwomen the same foreign service allowance as the airmen get.
Miss Wardasked the Secretary of State for Air if he will give the pay and allowances of W.A.A.F. serving in this country of each officer's rank, similar information 537W for W.A.A.F. serving in S.E.A.C., Canada and the U.S.A., and the corresponding information for the R.A.F.
Cash Values of Emoluments of W.A.A.F. Officers of W.A.A.F. "G," A. & S.D., Equipment and Meteorological Branches and of Unmarried R.A.F. Officers in Corresponding Branches. HOME RATES (DAILY). Rank. Pay. Allowances. Total Pay and Allowances. R.A.F. W.A.A.F. Lodging Fuel and Light. Ration. Servant (R.A.F. Officers). Supplementary Board and Lodging (W.A.A.F. Officers). R.A.F. W.A.A.F. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Pilot Officer 11 10 7 10 3 6 2 9 2 0 2 0 20 1 16 1 Assistant Section Officer Flying Officer 13 6 9 0 3 6 2 9 2 0 2 0 21 9 17 3 Section Officer Flight Lieutenant 19 0 12 8 3 6 2 9 2 0 2 0 27 3 20 11 Flight Officer Squadron Leader 29 0 19 4 5 10 2 9 2 0 2 0 39 7 29 11 Squadron Officer Wing Commander 33 6 22 4 7 10 2 9 2 0 2 0 46 1 34 11 Wing Officer Group Captain 45 4 30 2 9 4 2 9 4 0 2 0 61 5 44 3 Group Officer Air Commodore 55 0 36 8 12 8 2 9 4 0 2 0 74 5 54 1 Air Commandant Air Vice-Marshal 75 0(iii) 50 0 16 4 2 9 4 0 2 0 98 1 71 1 Air Chief Commandant NOTES: (i) Field allowance when payable is at following rates: R.A.F.—Flying Officer and below,2s. 0d.; Flight Lieutenant, 3s. 0d.; Squadron Leader and above, 3s. 6d. W.A.A.F.—All ranks, 1s. 0d. (ii) Rates of pay on promotion to the rank only are shown, increments being excluded. (iii) Applicable only to the Equipment Branch. 538W
Rates of Pay and Lodging Allowance of W.A.A.F. Officers of the W.A.A.F. "G", A. & S.D., Equipment and Meteorological Branches and of Unmarried R.A.F. Officers in Corresponding Branches, serving in South-East Asia Command. (Rates quoted are rupees a month.) Rank. Pay of Rank.* Lodging Allowance. Total. R.A.F. W.A.A.F. R.A.F. W.A.A.F. Pilot Officer … Rs. 455 Rs. 340 Rs. 20 Rs. 475 Rs. 360 Assistant Section Officer … Flying Officer … 545 400 25 570 425 Section Officer … Flight Lieutenant … 640 485 35 675 520 Flight Officer … Squadron Leader … 915 675 50 965 725 Squadron Officer … Wing Commander … 1,080 800 75 1,155 875 Wing Officer … Group Captain … 1,475 1,095 75 1,550 1,170 Group Officer … * Indian rates of pay are inclusive of allowances, except lodging allowance.
§ Sir A. SinclairThe information required by my hon. Friend is given in the following tables:
539WPay and Allowances of W.A.A.F. and R.A.F. Officers serving in U.S.A. and Canada
Officers serving in U.S.A. and Canada who are in receipt of pay at R.A.F. rates (as distinct from R.C.A.F. rates) receive mission allowance at the following daily rates when not accommodated or rationed:
R.A.F. Officers Squadron Leader and above … $7.50 Flight Lieutenant and below … $7.00 W.A.A.F. Officers—all ranks … $6.00