HC Deb 13 November 1945 vol 415 c2077W
Mr. W. Adams

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if he is aware that a leading aircraftman with craft proficiency, upon being transferred to the Army becomes a private with loss of pay amounting to as much as 2s. per day; and whether he will make arrangements to avoid such undeserved penalty.

Mr. Strachey

Following the end of hostilities in Europe transfers from the Royal Air Force to the Army were discontinued. When transferred, Royal Air Force tradesmen in Groups I-IV retained their substantiative rate of pay for 12 months when this was higher than the Army rate for their rank and classification. It would be exceptional for a former Air Force tradesman to have received no advancement during 12 months in the Army, and I have no evidence that the arrangements made have caused dissatisfaction.