§ 67. Sir J. Lucasasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty why unmarried shipwrights working in the dockyard in Gibraltar are to lose £1 0s. 6d. foreign service allowance, whereas married men are to receive an 35W additional £1 per week; and if he will take steps to rectify this anomaly.
§ Mr. W. EdwardsThe changes mentioned by the hon. Member are the outcome of a comprehensive review. The new rates bring the local allowance into a proper relationship with the actual expenses of the various classes of Admiralty employees under current conditions in Gibraltar. There has, therefore, been no discrimination against unmarried employees.