§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) when he expects the Officer Corps to move to Pay 2000 pay banding in the higher and lower tiers; and if he will make a statement; [38292]
(2) when the Officer Corps of the Royal Navy is to be upgraded to Pay 2000 JE pay banding; and if he will make a statement. [38288]
§ Mr. IngramThere are currently no plans to introduce differential pay banding for officers. Any changes to the current pay arrangements would firstly require the support of job evaluation data. A concerted programme to evaluate a wide sample of officer posts has recently been initiated. this is primarily to enable the Armed Forces Pay Review Body to fulfil their remit to ensure pay levels are broadly comparable with those in civilian life.