§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Air to what extent rates of pay and allowances, including subsistence allowance, differ for corresponding ranks in the R.A.F. and the W.A.A.F.; and if he will publish a table giving the corresponding figures for all ranks.
§ Mr. A. HendersonPending the settlement of the postwar scales of pay for members of the Women's Services, now under consideration, W.A.A.F. personnel are paid at rates equivalent to approximately two-thirds of the R.A.F. rates in force prior to 1st July, 1946, plus 1s. a day for officers and 8d. a day for airwomen. War service increments are also216W payable in respect of service prior to 1st July, 1946. Members of the W.A.A.F. are eligible for the same rates of allowances as the R.A.F. except for minor differences of outfit and clothing maintenance grants. With reference to the second part of the hon. Member's Question, a table of R.A.F. pay and allowances is contained in Appendices 1 and 2 to the Air Estimates for 1948–49, and I am sending him a statement giving details of the rates at present in issue for the W.A.A.F.