§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Defence when he will publish the comparative cost of ships being refitted in Devonport and those being refitted in private yards.
§ Mr. Norman LamontIt remains my intention to publish an indication of the comparison of costs between these ships. It is not possible at this stage to give a date.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is his estimate of the proportion of refitting work for naval vessels that can be classified as emergent work.
§ Mr. Norman LamontEmergent work varies considerably as between different refits. On average, emergent work can be expected to account for approximately 10–30 per cent. of a refit.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is his estimate of the amount of unprogrammed work in the naval refitting programme.
§ Mr. Norman LamontAn allowance of some 6 to 7 per cent. is currently included in estimates for unprogrammed naval refit work.
Daily rates of pay for male army officers (£) 1 April 1979 1 April 1980 1 April 1981 1 April 1982 1 April 1983 1 April 1984* 1 November 1984† 1 April 1985 Second-Lieutenant Maximum 11.89 14.25 16.30 17.12 17.76 18.34 19.14 20.52 Minimum 8.74 10.00 11.51 12.05 12.50 12.74 13.22 13.86 Lieutenant Maximum 16.29 19.14 21.86 23.15 25.18 26.01 27.27 29.32 Minimum 14.73 17.30 19.78 20.95 22.78 23.53 24.67 26.52 Captain Maximum 21.31 25.03 28.56 30.49 33.18 34.27 36.08 38.87 Minimum 18.31 21.55 24.60 26.23 28.56 29.50 31.04 33.47 * 3 per cent. staged award. † Full award. Note: Slightly lower rates apply to female officers to reflect the lower rate of X-factor recommended for them by the Armed Forces Pay Review body.