§ 64. Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the value, expressed in deutschemarks at the pre-devaluation rate of exchange, of the monthly pay and local overseas allowance of a married captain, accompanied and accommodated, and a married corporal, accompanied and accommodated; what the value will be in the same cases at the new exchange rate of deutschemarks 9.64 to the £ and when the new rates of local overseas allowances become payable.
§ Mr. BoydenA captain with four years' service in the rank was getting 1,198 DM. A corporal (Group B Tradesman—Scale C, less than nine years' service) received 704 DM. New rates of local overseas allowance became payable from the beginning of March and the amounts now received are 1,109 DM and 656 DM respectively. The figures include marriage allowance and deductions for P.A.Y.E. Income Tax, National Insurance contributions and quartering charges have been taken into account. They do not include ration allowance.