§ Mr. Bradfordasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will provide a comparison of the salaries of commissioned officers in the Ulster Defence Regiment, serving full-time, and commissioned officers in the remainder of the British Army, before the addition of special allowances for serving in Ulster in the case of the latter.
§ Mr. Robert C. BrownThe following table shows annual rates of pay for male Regular Army officers and male UDR permanent cadre officers who have opted to transfer to the revised financial terms of service announced by the Prime Minister on 21st April 1977.—[Official Report, Vol. 930, c. 128–9.] The rates shown are those granted on appointment to the rank. They exclude Northern Ireland pay of 50p a day paid to Regular Army officers up to the rank of brigadier in Northern Ireland and to officers of the permanent cadre of the UDR. Also excluded are Round 1 and Round 2 pay supplements of £6 a week and 5 per cent. of taxable emoluments subject to a maximum of £4 a week and a minimum of £2.50 a week.
Following is the table:
Rank Regular Army Permanent Cadre UDR £ £ 2nd Lieutenant 2,675 2,540 Lieutenant 3,325 3,157 Captain 4,121 3,920 Major 5,103 4,851 Lieutenant-Colonel 6,742 6,402