§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 25 April 2002,Official Report, column 425W, on service personnel, how many service personnel (a) with children and (b) without children in (i) the Army, (ii) the Navy and (iii) the RAF are earning under £92.90 per week after tax and national insurance deductions; and if he will make a statement. [54180]
§ Mr. IngramI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 2 May 2002,Official Report, columns 966–67W.
§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what pay, conditions of service and pension rights are offered to recruits from Commonwealth countries that differ from those offered to UK-born recruits; and if he will make a statement. [54315]
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§ Mr. IngramUnlike Gurkhas who are recruited in accordance with the 1947 Tri-Partite Agreement (TPA) between the Governments of India, Nepal and the UK, recruits from Commonwealth countries are employed as individuals and fully integrated into the armed forces. With the exception of the following allowances, recruits from Commonwealth countries have the same pay. conditions of service and pension rights as United Kingdom-born recruits. The allowances that are specifically designed to meet the needs of recruits from the Commonwealth are
Commonwealth Enlisted Compassionate Travel SchemeDomiciled Collective Leave Scheme.