§ 97. Mr. Critchleyasked the Secretary of State for Defence what rates of pay are presently being paid to Royal Navy personnel serving on the U.S.S. "Claude V. Ricketts"; and how their pay compares with that of other nationalities.
§ Mr. HayRoyal Navy officers and men serving on U.S.S. "Biddle"—to be renamed "Claude V. Ricketts" in a few weeks' time—receive their normal rates328W of pay and allowances, supplemented by the appropriate rates of local overseas allowance for personnel serving in the United States of America. Current rates of pay are given in "Service Pay and Pensions", Command 2268. Since "pay" depends not only on rank, but on qualifications, length of service, special allowances and marital status, a valid comparison with the pay of other nationalities cannot be made without knowledge of all relevant particulars for each man. This would need to include domestic commitments in the home country and the system of taxation.