HC Deb 08 November 1944 vol 404 cc1383-4W
Commander Galbraith

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty the rates of pay of commissioned officers in the medical and instructional branches on entry and on promotion to lieutenant-commander, commander and captain's rank; and also the pay of chaplains on entry and after eight, 12 and 16 years' service.

Mr. Alexander

The daily rates of pay of these officers are as follows:

Medical officers Instructor Officers.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Lieutenant on entry 1 4 0 1 7 6
Lieut.-Cdr. on promotion 1 9 8 1 5 2
Commander on promotion 1 18 8 1 14 2
Captain on promotion 2 16 10 2 7 10

Chaplains.
£ s. d.
On entry … … 18 2
After eight years … … 1 4 2
After twelve years … … 1 9 8
After sixteen years … … 1 12 4

Full particulars are contained in the Appendix to the Navy List.

Vice-Admiral Taylor

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will state in tabular form the basic rates of pay of officers of the three Services fixed in 1919, as for lieutenants, lieut.-commanders, commanders and captains on promotion, with the corresponding ranks of the other Services.

Mr. Alexander

The standard rates of pay fixed in 1919 for Executive Officers for the Royal Navy were as follow:

£ s. d.
a day.
Lieutenant on promotion … 17 0
Lieut.-Commander on promotion … 1 10 0
Commander on promotion … 2 0 0
Captain on promotion … 3 0 0

Twenty per cent. of the standard rates was subject to change according to varia- tions in the cost of living. My hon. and gallant Friend should obtain information about the 1919 practice of the other Services from the respective Departments.