§ Mr. KeetchTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether all personnel have received their pay on time during the last six months; what irregularities have been reported; and if he will make a statement. [136577]
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§ Mr. Caplin51 RAF trainees experienced a delay in receiving their monthly salary for October 2003. This was caused by an oversight in creating an officer's computer pay record for each of the personnel affected These records have now been created, and the personne affected paid.
No other delays affecting significant numbers have been reported during the last six months, and over 99.9 per cent. of electronic monthly payments to personnel have been made on time. Inevitably, however, given the size of our armed forces, isolated cases of delays due to administrative errors can occur.