§ Mr. BoyesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will produce a table showing the number of generals, admirals and air marshals in active service; and what are the salary levels for each of those ranks.
§ Mr. HanleyInformation on the number of officers at each rank level of the armed forces is contained in table 1 of the Defence Analytical Services quarterly publication TSP9, a copy of which is in the Library of the House.
Table 2.23 of the "UK Defence Statistics" publication provides illustrative data on military salaries. On this basis, the 1993–94 rates for senior officers are as follows:
£ Field Marshal (and equivalents) 112,084 General (and equivalents) 90,148 Lieutenant General (and equivalents) 64,842 Major General (and equivalents) 56,710