HC Deb 03 February 1953 vol 510 cc184-5W
Mr. Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for War the percentage increase made in salaries of officers who were receiving £1,000 per annum in 1946: and the average percentage increase made in the salaries of all officers since 1st April, 1946.

Mr. Head

Owing to the great variety in rates of pay and allowances for Army officers and to the fundamental differences in the pay codes in force on 1st April, 1946, and now, no direct and precise comparison of the sort required can be made. Broadly, the average increase since 1st April, 1946, in basic pay and allowances in the range of £1,000 and above at that date is of the order of one third. For all officers the corresponding figure is of the order of one half.