HC Deb 25 February 1944 vol 397 cc1108-14W
Sir R. Glyn

asked the Secretary of State for War whether there have been any increases or decreases and, if so, of what nature, of the net pay and allowances of Army officers of and below field rank since September, 1939.

Sir J. Grigg

There have been no decreases since September, 1939, in the pay and allowances issuable to officers.

The following war-time increases have been made:

I. Pay.

  1. (a) the pay of a lieutenant from 13s. a day to 14s. 6d. a day after serving for three years (as defined in Article 431 of the Pay Warrant);
  2. (b) the pay of a captain from 16s. 6d. to 17s. 6d. a day after he has served for three years in that rank;
  3. (c) the pay of a temporary chaplain, 4th class, after three years war service as such from 15s. 4s. to 18s. 2d. a day;
  4. (d) the pay of lieutenants (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) after 3½ years service as such from 16s. 4d. to 19s. a day;
  5. (e) the pay of paymasters after 3½ years service from 16s. 4d. to 19s. a day;
  6. (f) the pay of supervisory officers (captain) R.A.P.C. after 3 years service in the appointment from 21s. to 22s. a day;
  7. (g) the rates of pay of subalterns in the Army Educational Corps have been increased to those drawn by subalterns in combatant arms.

In addition, the period which 2/Lieutenants are required to serve for promotion to Lieutenant has been reduced from 3 years to 18 months, and again from 18 months to 6 months.

Lieutenants R.A.V.C. obtain promotion to Captain after 2 years instead of 3½ years.

Quartermasters are now eligible for promotion to Captain after 3 years instead of 6 years, and their pay is increased from 17s. 2d. a day to 19s. a day after 3 years instead of 4 years.

In order that Warrant Officers should not suffer a reduction of pay on being granted a commission it was decided that, with effect from 1st February, 1943, they should receive pay equivalent to the rate they last received as Warrant Officers, plus 6d. a day, if and for so long as this is more favourable than the pay they would be entitled to as officers.

II. Allowances.

(a) Family Lodging Allowance.

A new code of family lodging allowance was introduced with effect from 1st January,

— 1st April, 1939(a) 1st July, 1943(b)
Married. Single. Married. Single.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
2nd Lieutenant … … 1 8 8 2 1 11
Lieutenant … …
Captain … … … 2 11 8 3 8 11
Major … … … 3 0 1 4 3 9 1 8
Lieut.-Colonel … … … 3 1 2 6 3 10 3 0
(a) Average of summer and winter rates. (b) All the year round rate.

(c) Ration Allowance.

This allowance is recalculated every 3 months on the retail cost of the commodities included in it. The daily rate in the United Kingdom normally issuable to officers for whom rations in kind are not provided has increased from 2s. 2d. a day in 1939 to the present rate of 2s. 10d. a day.

(d) Outfit Allowance.

This allowance was fixed at £30 in September, 1939. It was increased to £35 with effect from 1st January, 1941, and again increased to £45 with effect from 1st December, 1942. An allowance of £5 towards provision of Tropical Dress was introduced on 30th May, 1941; this was

1942, for officers commissioned on or after that date, and in certain circumstances for officers commissioned before 1st January, 1942, who elected to receive allowances under this code. The rates, which vary with the number of entitled children the officer has, provided increased emoluments for many officers.

With effect from 1st October, 1942, the rates applicable in the United Kingdom under this new code were increased for captains and below by 1s. a day in respect of the first child. As from the same date the rates applicable in the United Kingdom under the old code for Officers over 30 years of age were increased by 1s. a day for captains and 1s. 6d. a day for subalterns. Proportionate increases were made with effect from the same date in the rates applicable at overseas stations.

(b) Fuel and Light Allowance.

This allowance is normally recalculated annually on the retail cost of the commodities and the daily rate applicable in the United Kingdom has progressively increased as shown below:

increased to £10 with effect from 1st December, 1942.

Sir R. Glyn

asked the Secretary of State for War if he will give, in the form of a table, the basic rates of pay and allowances, each separately and with the variations due to the theatre of operations in which the officer is serving and the conditions under which he is living, namely, in quarters or in the field, of all officers of and below field rank in the Infantry, Royal Armoured Corps, Artillery and Royal Engineers and specialist corps, respectively.

Sir J. Grigg

The following tables give the information asked for in my hon. Friend's Question.

PAY.
Rank. Cavalry, R.A.C., R.A., R.E., R. Sigs., Infantry, R.A.S.C. (a) R.A.M.C. A.D. Corps. R.A.V.C. R.A.Ch.D. R.A.O.C. (b) R.E.M.E. (b) R.A.P.C. A.E.C.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
2nd Lieutenant 11 0 11 0
(E.M.E. 4th Cl.)
Lieutenant 13 0 19 10 18 2 18 2 16 4 13 0
Chaplain 4th Cl.— O.O. 4th Cl.— (E.M.E. 3rd Cl.) Paymaster
Captain 16 6 1 4 6 1 2 8 1 2 8 Temp. 15 4 1 3 6 1 3 6 16 4 19 0
Permt. 19 0
Chaplain 3rd Cl.— O.O. 3rd Cl.— (E.M.E. 2nd Cl.) Paymr. after 17 years' service
Major 1 8 6 1 14 0 1 11 8 1 8 0 1 7 2 1 13 0 1 13 0 1 8 0 1 8 6
Staff Paymr. 2nd Cl.
1 13 0
Chaplain 2nd Cl.— O.O. 2nd Cl.— (E.M.E. 1st Cl.—) Staff Paymr. 1st Cl.
Lieut.-Colonel 2 3 0 2 12 0 2 9 10 2 4 4 1 16 2 2 7 6 2 7 6 2 5 4 2 3 0
(a) In R.E., R. Signals and R.A.S.C. all officers up to rank of Lieut.-Colonel (inclusive) receive engineer pay, Signal pay or Corps pay at following daily rates:
The higher rate is granted to officers qualified under the conditions laid down in the Pay Warrant 1940: the lower rate is granted to officers not qualified to draw the higher rate.
higher rate lower rate
s. d. s. d.
2nd Lieutenant … 1 10 1 2
Lieutenant … 1 10 1 2
Captain … 2 8 1 10
Major … 4 6 3 0
Lieut.-Colonel … 6 4 4 2
(b) These rates are applicable to officers below rank of Lieut.-Colonel having the qualifications laid down in the Pay Warrant 1940, and to all Lieut.-Colonels. Officers below Lieut.-Colonel who are not so qualified receive pay under Column 2 and Corps pay.

DAILY RATES OF ALLOWANCES NORMALLY ISSUABLE TO OFFICERS WHEN PROVISION IN KIND IS NOT MADE.
Rank. Servant Alice. Field Alloe. (excldg. Med. Area) (See note(e). Ration Allowance. Unmarried officers and married officers separated from families by the exigencies of the Service. Married officers separated by the exigencies of the Service—Family in the U.K.—Family Lodging Allowance. (See note (f)). Married officers residing with family in the U.K. (See note (f)).
In U.K. In Mediterranean Area.
In U.K. In Med. Area (See note (d)). Lodg. Allce. Fuel and Light Allce. Lodg. Allce Fuel and Light Allce. (Avge. rate). Combined Colonial and Field Allce. (Mediterranean Allce.). Officers over 30 yrs. of age serving before 1.1.42 who have not elected the rates shown in Cols. 13 & 14. (Cat. A.). Officers under 30 yrs. of age serving before 1.1.42 who have not elected the rates shown in Cols. 13 & 14. (Cat B.). Officers commissioned on or after 1.1.42 and those serving before that date who elected to receive these rates (Cat. C.) Cat. A. Cat. B. Cat. C.
Lodg. Allce. Fuel & Light Allce. Furniture Allce.
Capt. & below. Major & above.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. The allce, shown in Col. 12 plus the allces. in Cols. 6 & 7 within a maximum of the total of the allces. in Cols. The allce, shown in Col. 13 or 14 plus 1s. 0d. a day.
2nd/Lieut. 2 0 2 0 2 10 5 2 2 6 11 5 0 1 0 4 6 7 6 Wife only—3s. 0d. Wife only—4s. 0d. 4 0 3 6 2 1 2 0
Lieut. Captain 2 0 3 0 2 10 5 2 2 6 11 5 0 1 0 4 6 8 6 Wife & 1 child—4s. 6d. Wife & 1 child—7s. 0d. 6 0 4 6 3 8 2 0
Major 2 0 3 6 2 10 5 2 4 0 1 8 7 6 1 10 4 6 8 6 Wife & 2 or more children—5s. 6d. Wife & 2 children—8s. 6d. 4 6 3 9 2 0
Lt.-Colonel 2 0 3 6 2 10 5 2 4 6 3 0 10 0 2 4 4 6 9 6 Each addtlchild—1s. 0d. 7 6 4 6 3 10 2 0
1 0
NOTES:
(a) An officer's entitlement to allowances is dependent on whether he is married or unmarried and, if married, whether he is separated from his family by the exigencies of the service, the date on which he was commissioned and, in some cases, on the officer's own choice. (d) The rate of ration allowance in Column 5 is that applicable in Egypt. The rate varies in different parts of the Mediterranean Area e.g. Palestine 5s. 0d., Syria 5s. 6d., Cyprus 4s. 3d., Malta 4s. 4d.
(b) The rates of many of the allowances vary at stations abroad. The rates shown in the table are those in the Mediterranean Area including the Middle East, North Africa, Sicily Italy etc. (e) Column 3, Field Allowance is issued to officers who are required to occupy accommodation under canvas, in bivouac, in war shelters, or in single officers accommodation which is totally unfurnished. It is not issued in the Mediterranean Area as it is combined with the allowance in Column 10.
(c) Colonial allowance is issuable at stations abroad other than the Meditarranean Area. (f) Columns 11–19. Varying rates are issuable if an officer's family is resident abroad dependent on the country of residence and in some cases the circumstances in which the family proceeded to the particular country.