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Army: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a pay review for all military personnel.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 5 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 11 Nov 2024
Answer: 12 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

5 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a pay review for all military personnel.
11 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Armed Forces are served by two independent pay review bodies, the Armed Forces’ Pay Review Body, and the Senior Salaries Review Body, who provide recommendations annually on remuneration for all Service personnel. The Secretary of State for Defence se...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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