§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement outlining all nationality differentials existing in the pay and conditions of employees of his Department in Gibraltar.
§ Dr. GilbertUnited Kingdom-based civilian employees serving in Gibraltar receive the same rates of pay as when serving in the United Kingdom plus certain overseas allowances. With effect from 1974 the pay of locally entered civilian employees in Gibraltar has been based upon the report of an independent adviser, Sir Jack Scamp, appointed by agreement between the Gibraltar Government, the United Kingdom Government and the trade unions concerned. The report recommended that locally entered personnel should be paid a percentage of the United Kingdom pay rates of the corresponding grades.
Under the Scamp arrangements, pay, which is to be revised annually, is intended to progress on the following basis:
- (a) 1974 Review—Gibraltar basic rates to equate to 70 per cent. of the corresponding United Kingdom rates prevailing on 1st July 1975.
- (b) 1975 Review—to equate to 72 per cent. of the United Kingdom rates prevailing on 1st October 1975.
- (c) 1976 Review—to equate to 76 per cent. of the United Kingdom rates prevailing on 1st October 1976.
- (d) 1977 Review—to equate to 80 per cent. of the United Kingdom rates prevailing on 1st October 1977.
Agreements based upon the percentages recommended by Scamp have been signed with all the Gibraltar trade unions in respect of pay scales for the years 1974 and 1975 and negotiations for the year commencing 1st October 1976 are due to begin. Other conditions of service of United Kingdom-based and locally entered employees are similar in prin- 366W ciple but may vary in detail to reflect local circumstances.