§ 25. Mr. Townsendasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on Service men's pay.
§ Mr. MulleyThe next pay award for the Armed Forces will be effective from 1 April this year. The award will reflect the commitment which the Prime Minister announced on 25 April 1978, following the recommendation of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body in its seventh report, to restore the full updated military salary in two approximately equal stages in 1979 and 1980. The level of the award in 1979 will depend on the recommendations of the review body in its next report.