HC Deb 02 July 1981 vol 7 c500W
Mr. Douglas

asked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will state the current remuneration of service personnel aged 16, 17 and 18 years, gross and net of deductions.

Mr. Goodhart

The pay of junior Service personnel may vary considerably according to circumstances, and full details of the rates payable in particular cases are contained in the tenth report of the Review Body on Armed Forces Pay—Cmnd. 8241. The following table gives the minimum annual rates payable to regular personnel aged 18 and under, both gross and net of income lax and ERNIC. Personnel receiving less than the minimum adult rate of pay—£76.23 per week-are charged £11.69 a week for food and £2.80 a week for accomodation when living in barracks.