§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of State for Defence whether, in view of the Government's decision to increase the 241W salaries of the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Parliamentary Commissioner from £9,800 per annum to £14,000 per annum, he will increase the pay of all Servicemen by 43 per cent.
§ Lord BalnielNo.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister of State for Defence why he will not give an assurance that in any proposals he makes for increases in the salaries of the higher paid military officers he will limit these to £2 15s. per week.
§ Lord BalnielThe hon. Member must await the Government's decision on the implementation of the National Board for Prices and Incomes's report on the pay of senior officers, when the report is published.