The pay costs for officers in each of the Armed Forces over the period 2010-11 to 2013-14 inclusive have been attached.<\/p>
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These costs represent expenditure on the regular cadre. Expenditure on reservists is not accounted for by rank or Arm of Service, and is therefore not included in the attached figures.<\/p>
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Expenditure on operational allowances is also not accounted for by rank or Arm of Service. However, annual expenditure for all ranks and all Arms of Service has been as follows:<\/p>
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Expenditure Category<\/p> <\/p><\/td> | 2010-11 (£ million)<\/p> <\/p><\/td> | 2010-12 (£ million)<\/p> <\/p><\/td> | 2012-13 (£ million)<\/p> <\/p><\/td> | 2013-14 (£ million)<\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||
Operational Allowance<\/p> <\/p><\/td> | 113.2<\/p> <\/p><\/td> | 144.7<\/p> <\/p><\/td> | 127.6<\/p> <\/p><\/td> | 69.6<\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||
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