§ Mr. Stratton Millsasked the Minister of State for Defence if he will take steps to ensure that members of the Ulster Defence Regiment who are called out on full-time duty do not suffer a financial loss; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BlakerPart-time members of the Ulster Defence Regiment who are called out on full-time duty receive Regular Army rates of pay. In most cases employers make up any difference between such pay and a UDR member's usual pay, and where this is not the case efforts have been made by my right hon. Friend to encourage employers to do so. If my hon. Friend has any particular problem in mind, perhaps he will write to me.