§ 89. Mr. Dribergasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if he will make a statement on the new pay code for the Royal Marines.
§ Mr. CallaghanThe following New Pay Code for other ranks Royal Marines has been approved with effect from 1st September, 1950. As in the New Pay Code for the Royal Navy (Command 8027) extra pay is given for higher qualifications. Thus rate A shown below is for the man with the minimum qualification, rate B for a higher qualification and so on. The new rates are in substitution for those announced in Appendix III of the White Paper (Command 8027).
Weekly rates of pay A. B. C. D. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Marine, 2nd Class. 49 0 56 0 59 6 — Marine, 1st Class. 66 6 70 0 73 6 77 0 Corporal 84 0 91 0 94 6 98 0 Sergeant 115 6 119 0 122 6 — Colour Sergeant. 133 0 140 0 147 0 — Quartermaster Sergeant. — — — 154 0 Regimental Sergeant Major. — — — 164 6 Notes:— (i) Royal Marine tradesmen will receive the higher rates of pay according to classification in their trade. (ii) The new rates of pay shown above will be granted to National Service men after they have served 18 months of their period of full-time service. Progressive Pay
The existing increments of 2d. a day for Marines and 3d. a day for corporals and above are abolished. Progressive pay 196W will be granted at the rate of 6d. a day for each four years' service in the rank up to and including quartermaster-sergeant, subject to a maximum of 1s. 6d. a day in all ranks up to and including sergeant. Progressive pay for the rank of regimental sergeant-major will be 1s. 6d. a day for each period of four years' service in the rank.
Badge pay remains unaltered at the rate of 4d. a day for each Good Conduct Badge which may be awarded after four, eight and 12 years' service, respectively.