asked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) if he will give an assurance that the increase in the Ministry of Labour wage index for male wage earners in manufacturing and industrial grades since the last Service pay increase was awarded to other ranks will be fully reflected in the forthcoming Service pay awards in accordance with the formula accepted in paragraph 251 of Command Paper No. 570;(2) if he will give an assurance that the increase in analogous Civil Service rates of pay since the last pay increase was awarded to Service officers will be fully reflected in the forthcoming Service pay awards in accordance with the formula accepted in paragraph 251 of Command Paper No. 570.

I cannot anticipate the outcome of the review.