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57919

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what annual percentage increases in starting rates of pay (a) lieutenant colonels, (b) majors, (c) captains, (d) lieutenants, (e) sergeants, (f) corporals and (g) privates in the Army have received since 1982.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	198821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The annual percentage increases awarded by the Armed Forces Pay Review Body for the starting rates of pay of the specified ranks are shown in the table below. There was no annual percentage increase in 2011 and 2012 but all privates were awarded a £250 rise. <br><br></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/06/2014 14:32:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20140616 - 198821 Stephen Doughty.doc title Table - Part of answer to 198821 previous answer version 256 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

427067

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the Government's policy is on the provision of incremental annual pay rises for personnel of the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	15679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>As part of its New Employment Model programme, Defence is developing a new pay model which will be simpler, more transparent and provide Service personnel with greater pay predictability, removing some of the unpopular and divisive features of the current pay model. However, the details of this new pay model, including incremental progression arrangements, cannot be finalised until the outcome of the Spending Review is known.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/11/2015 17:16:36 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

432220

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the projected savings for his Department arising from military pay restraint in the 2015-16 financial year and in each of the next five such years; and what proportion of those savings will arise from (a) pay rises limited to one per cent and (b) the ending of military commitment bonuses.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	17753
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <br /><p>The estimated military paybill saving in 2015-16 from pay restraint is £98 million.</p><br /><p>The Summer Budget confirmed that the Government would fund public sector pay awards at 1% for four years from 2016-17 onwards. The estimated military pay saving is £1.8 billion over the next five years as detailed below.</p><p>Figures are all in £millions.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>602</p></td><td><p>625</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Commitment bonuses which have not proven effective are to be withdrawn in full with effect from 1 April 2021. The estimated saving from ending commitment bonuses is £118 million over the next five years as detailed below.</p><p>Figures are all in £millions.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 30/11/2015 17:04:22 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

432226

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to change the payment of annual increments to military staff between 2015-16 and 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	17751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>This Government has no plans to remove incremental pay or annual pay increases for serving members of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/11/2015 16:54:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

432732

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what cost savings his Department plans to make from phasing out the commitment bonus for members of the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	17900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>The estimated saving from phasing out the commitment bonus for members of the Armed Forces is £118 million over the remainder of this Parliament and some £50 million a year thereafter.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 30/11/2015 17:00:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

432737

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how he plans to reinvest the savings achieved by phasing out the commitment bonus for members of the armed forces in the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	17902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>The savings generated by the decision to phase out commitment bonuses for the Armed Forces form part of the overall Ministry of Defence efficiency package for this Parliament.</p><p>As detailed in the Strategic Defence and Security Review (Cm 9161), efficiency savings will enable investment in a broad range of high-priority capabilities such as counter-terrorism and military surveillance to help protect the UK and our interests abroad, the procurement of a fleet of maritime patrol aircraft to increase further the protection of our nuclear deterrent and our new aircraft carriers, and funding to ensure our Armed Forces continue to be provided with the equipment they need and force protection when they are deployed.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 01/12/2015 16:33:15 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

455853

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of planned changes to pay and allowances on the morale of the armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	903775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The new pay model being introduced in April 2016 will be simpler, transparent, and more efficient. It responds to Other Ranks’ dissatisfaction with the current model, retains incremental pay, and no one will take a cut in core pay on transition to the new pay model.</p><p> </p><p>I fully expect this to be positive for morale overall.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/02/2016 17:14:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

455264

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3.58 of the 44th Report of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body, published in March 2015, when the review of military commitment bonuses was completed; and if he will publish that review.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	28471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>Following our initial evidence to the Armed Forces Pay Review Body (AFPRB) in 2014 we undertook to conduct a more fundamental review of commitment bonuses during 2015, once New Employment Model proposals had matured. Our intention was to submit further evidence to the AFPRB. However, as announced on 23 November 2015, and detailed in the Government's National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, a decision was taken as part of this wider review to phase out commitment bonuses. This decision reflected the view that there was insufficient evidence to prove a tangible retention benefit from these payments. All such payments will now cease from 1 April 2021, providing affected personnel time to adjust their financial plans to take account of any payments for which they are no longer eligible.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 01/03/2016 16:57:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

506354

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average annual salary was for each military rank in the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy in each of the last five years; and what estimate he has made of the level of such salaries in each of the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	33199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>Information on the mode average annual salary for each military rank in the Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy between Financial Years (FY) 2009-10 and 2014-15 are set out in the tables below.</p><p> </p><p>The average used in the tables is the mode, the most frequently occurring salary at that rank.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1a:</strong> This table shows the Illustrative rates of annual military salary (in terms of Navy ranks) for Navy Personnel as at 1 April 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong> <strong>2011-12 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong> <strong>2012-13 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong> <strong>2013-14 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong> <strong>2014-15 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong> <strong>2015-16 (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Officers Annual salary</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Admiral (Level 4)</p></td><td><p>114,678</p></td><td><p>114,678</p></td><td><p>114,678</p></td><td><p>115,911</p></td><td><p>117,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commodore (Level 1)</p></td><td><p>97,030</p></td><td><p>97,030</p></td><td><p>97,030</p></td><td><p>98,172</p></td><td><p>99,154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain (Level 1)</p></td><td><p>81,310</p></td><td><p>81,310</p></td><td><p>81,310</p></td><td><p>82,381</p></td><td><p>83,205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commander (Level 9)</p></td><td><p>77,617</p></td><td><p>77,617</p></td><td><p>77,617</p></td><td><p>78,737</p></td><td><p>79,524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant Commander (Level 9)</p></td><td><p>57,199</p></td><td><p>57,199</p></td><td><p>57,199</p></td><td><p>58,025</p></td><td><p>58,605</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant (Level 9)</p></td><td><p>45,090</p></td><td><p>45,090</p></td><td><p>45,090</p></td><td><p>45,741</p></td><td><p>46,199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sub-Lieutenant (Level 7)</p></td><td><p>30,369</p></td><td><p>30,369</p></td><td><p>30,369</p></td><td><p>30,807</p></td><td><p>31,115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sub-Lieutenant (Level 5)</p></td><td><p>24,615</p></td><td><p>24,615</p></td><td><p>24,971</p></td><td><p>25,220</p></td><td><p>25,472</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other Ranks annual salary</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officer I (Level 7 H)</p></td><td><p>46,753</p></td><td><p>46,753</p></td><td><p>47,428</p></td><td><p>47,902</p></td><td><p>48,381</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officer II (Level 9 H)</p></td><td><p>43,252</p></td><td><p>43,252</p></td><td><p>43,876</p></td><td><p>44,315</p></td><td><p>44,758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chief Petty Officer (Level 9 H)</p></td><td><p>43,252</p></td><td><p>43,252</p></td><td><p>43,876</p></td><td><p>44,315</p></td><td><p>44,758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Petty Officer (Level 7 H)</p></td><td><p>36,929</p></td><td><p>36,929</p></td><td><p>37,462</p></td><td><p>37,836</p></td><td><p>38,215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leading Rate (Level 7 H)</p></td><td><p>33,182</p></td><td><p>33,182</p></td><td><p>33,661</p></td><td><p>33,998</p></td><td><p>34,338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lance Corporal (Level 9 L)</p></td><td><p>24,230</p></td><td><p>24,230</p></td><td><p>24,580</p></td><td><p>24,826</p></td><td><p>25,074</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Able Rating (Level 2 L)</p></td><td><p>17,736</p></td><td><p>17,986</p></td><td><p>18,245</p></td><td><p>18,428</p></td><td><p>18,612</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Table 1b:</strong> This table shows the Illustrative rates of annual military salary (in terms of Army ranks) for Army Personnel as at 1 April 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong> <strong>2011-12 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong> <strong>2012-13 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong> <strong>2013-14 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong> <strong>2014-15 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong> <strong>2015-16 (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Officers Annual salary</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General (Level 3)</p></td><td><p>112,476</p></td><td><p>112,476</p></td><td><p>112,476</p></td><td><p>113,687</p></td><td><p>114,824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brigadier (Level 5)</p></td><td><p>100,964</p></td><td><p>100,964</p></td><td><p>100,964</p></td><td><p>102,145</p></td><td><p>103,167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colonel (Level 2)</p></td><td><p>82,321</p></td><td><p>82,321</p></td><td><p>82,321</p></td><td><p>83,402</p></td><td><p>84,236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant Colonel (Level 2)</p></td><td><p>67,920</p></td><td><p>67,920</p></td><td><p>67,920</p></td><td><p>68,900</p></td><td><p>69,589</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Major (Level 6)</p></td><td><p>53,661</p></td><td><p>53,661</p></td><td><p>53,661</p></td><td><p>54,436</p></td><td><p>54,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Captain (Level 2)</p></td><td><p>38,932</p></td><td><p>38,932</p></td><td><p>38,932</p></td><td><p>39,493</p></td><td><p>39,888</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lieutenant (Level 8)</p></td><td><p>31,147</p></td><td><p>31,147</p></td><td><p>31,147</p></td><td><p>31,596</p></td><td><p>31,912</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2<sup>nd</sup> Lieutenant (Level 5)</p></td><td><p>24,615</p></td><td><p>24,615</p></td><td><p>24,971</p></td><td><p>25,220</p></td><td><p>25,472</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other Ranks annual salary</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officer I (Level 4 H)</p></td><td><p>44,448</p></td><td><p>44,448</p></td><td><p>45,089</p></td><td><p>45,540</p></td><td><p>45,995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officer II (Level 9 H</p></td><td><p>43,252</p></td><td><p>43,252</p></td><td><p>43,876</p></td><td><p>44,315</p></td><td><p>44,758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staff Sergeant (Level 7 L)</p></td><td><p>38,256</p></td><td><p>38,256</p></td><td><p>38,808</p></td><td><p>39,196</p></td><td><p>39,588</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sergeant (Level 7 H)</p></td><td><p>36,929</p></td><td><p>36,929</p></td><td><p>37,462</p></td><td><p>37,836</p></td><td><p>38,215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corporal (Level 7 H)</p></td><td><p>33,182</p></td><td><p>33,182</p></td><td><p>33,661</p></td><td><p>33,998</p></td><td><p>34,338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lance Corporal (Level 9 H)</p></td><td><p>28,940</p></td><td><p>28,940</p></td><td><p>29,357</p></td><td><p>29,651</p></td><td><p>29,947</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Private (Level 7 L)</p></td><td><p>22,359</p></td><td><p>22,359</p></td><td><p>22,682</p></td><td><p>22,908</p></td><td><p>23,138</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: The Rank of Lance Corporal was introduced in 2008 in the Royal Marines.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1c:</strong> This table shows the Illustrative rates of annual military salary (in terms of RAF ranks) for RAF Personnel as at 1 April 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong> <strong>2011-12 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong> <strong>2012-13 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong> <strong>2013-14 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong> <strong>2014-15 (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong> <strong>2015-16 (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Officers Annual salary</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Chief Marshal (Level 3)</p></td><td><p>112,476</p></td><td><p>112,476</p></td><td><p>112,476</p></td><td><p>113,687</p></td><td><p>114,824</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air Commodore (Level 3)</p></td><td><p>98,995</p></td><td><p>98,995</p></td><td><p>98,995</p></td><td><p>100,157</p></td><td><p>101,158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Group Captain (Level 3)</p></td><td><p>83,336</p></td><td><p>83,336</p></td><td><p>83,336</p></td><td><p>84,427</p></td><td><p>85,272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wing Commander (Level 9)</p></td><td><p>77,617</p></td><td><p>77,617</p></td><td><p>77,617</p></td><td><p>78,737</p></td><td><p>79,524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Squadron Leader (Level 9)</p></td><td><p>57,199</p></td><td><p>57,199</p></td><td><p>57,199</p></td><td><p>58,025</p></td><td><p>58,605</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flight Lieutenant (Level 9)</p></td><td><p>45,090</p></td><td><p>45,090</p></td><td><p>45,090</p></td><td><p>45,741</p></td><td><p>46,199</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flying Officer (Level 6)</p></td><td><p>29,587</p></td><td><p>29,587</p></td><td><p>29,587</p></td><td><p>30,014</p></td><td><p>30,314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pilot Officer (Level 5)</p></td><td><p>24,615</p></td><td><p>24,615</p></td><td><p>24,971</p></td><td><p>25,220</p></td><td><p>25,472</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Other Ranks annual salary</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrant Officer (Level 7 H)</p></td><td><p>46,753</p></td><td><p>46,753</p></td><td><p>47,428</p></td><td><p>47,902</p></td><td><p>48,381</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flight Sergeant (Level 9 H)</p></td><td><p>43,252</p></td><td><p>43,252</p></td><td><p>43,876</p></td><td><p>44,315</p></td><td><p>44,758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sergeant (Level 7 H)</p></td><td><p>36,929</p></td><td><p>36,929</p></td><td><p>37,462</p></td><td><p>37,836</p></td><td><p>38,215</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Corporal (Level 7 H)</p></td><td><p>33,182</p></td><td><p>33,182</p></td><td><p>33,661</p></td><td><p>33,998</p></td><td><p>34,338</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lance Corporal (Level 8 H)</p></td><td><p>27,592</p></td><td><p>27,592</p></td><td><p>27,991</p></td><td><p>28,270</p></td><td><p>28,553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Junior Technician/Senior Aircraftman (Level 9 H)</p></td><td><p>28,940</p></td><td><p>28,940</p></td><td><p>29,357</p></td><td><p>29,651</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The 2015 Summer Budget confirmed that the Government would fund public sector pay awards at one per cent for four years from 2016-17 onwards. Recommendations on individual salary levels are made annually to the Government by the independent Armed Forces Pay Review Body.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/04/2016 16:25:07 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

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	registered interest
	date	27/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release, A new pay model for the Armed Forces, published on 7 January 2016, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the reformed pay structure on the number of complaints about terms and conditions received through the service complaints process.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	35825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>The changes associated with the new Armed Forces pay model have been extensively communicated, both prior to and since their announcement in January. These communications are expected to address a significant proportion of the questions and concerns that might otherwise have been raised as service complaints. Whilst it is impossible to predict how many service complaints might be raised, planning is in place for a means of dealing with them if they do arise in volume in a way that is fair, effective and efficient and does not overwhelm the system.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/05/2016 13:43:52 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald