§ Mr. Gowasked the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the Armed Forces or others are currently entitled to the additional daily payment of 50p as a result of service in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Duffy,pursuant to his answer [Official Report, 20th December 1976; Vol. 923, c. 34], gave the following information:
A total of 14,245 members of the Regular Armed Forces are currently receiving additional pay for service in Northern Ireland. Of these, 905 are members of the Royal Navy or Royal Marines, 12,482 are in the Army, and 858 are in the Royal Air Force. In addition, all 1,622 members of the non-regular permanent staff of the Ulster Defence Regiment receive the same additional daily payment, as do part-time members of the UDR for each day on which they receive a full day's pay at Regular Army rates. No other Ministry of Defence employees are eligible for such payments.