20. Brigadier Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for War why Army officers have had 1s. deducted from their marriage allowance since 1st April, 1950.
§ Mr. StracheyThe hon. and gallant Member presumably refers to the supplementary marriage allowance, which was introduced with effect from 1st April, 1947, in order to mitigate the loss which some officers and senior non-commissioned officers suffered on the introduction of the post-war code of pay and allowances, owing to the taxation of marriage allowance. The rates were on a diminishing scale and it was made clear in Command Papers 6750 of 1946 and 6788 of 1948 that the allowance would cease altogether on 1st April, 1950.