HC Deb 08 May 1991 vol 190 c510W
Mr. Douglas

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give details of the levels of pay for all ranks of the armed services stationed in the United Kingdom and overseas.

Mr. Archie Hamilton

The Government agreed to implement in full, from 1 April, the recommendations made by the Armed Forces Pay Review Body. The current rates of military salary for all ranks up to and including brigadier and equivalent are shown in tables 1, 2 and 3 of the 20th report of the review body—Cm 1414, January 1991. Pay levels for senior officers are recommended by the Top Salaries Review Body. Following the Government's decision to stage the implementation of the TSRB award, salary levels for 1991–92 will be as follows:

From 1 April 1991 From 1 December 1991
£ £
Major General 52,100 53,000
Lieutenant General 59,450 60,000
General 82,800 84,250
Field Marshal 102,950 104,750

Army ranks are shown; the pay rates apply equally to equivalent ranks in the other services.

Mr. Douglas

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give details of the levels of pay for civilian armed services personnel stationed in the United Kingdom and overseas.

Mr. Alan Clark

The expression "civilian armed services personnel" is a contradiction in terms.