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Mr. O'Neill
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will state the percentage of each of the accommodation charges listed for quarters outside Scotland on page 29 of the 19 report of the review body on armed forces pay (Cm 936) that was paid in lieu of rates.
Mr. Archie Hamilton
The information is as follows:
| Domestic rates elements as a percentage of accommodation charges introduced with effect from 1 April 19891 | ||||
| Percentages | ||||
| Standard of quarter | ||||
| Type of quarter | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 |
| Married quarters (except in Scotland) | ||||
| Officers | ||||
| I | 31·3 | 31·3 | 31·3 | 31·3 |
| II | 31·3 | 31·3 | 31·3 | 31·3 |
| III | 31·8 | 31·9 | 31·8 | 31·8 |
| IV | 30·7 | 30·7 | 30·7 | 30·7 |
| V | 31·6 | 31·7 | 31·6 | 31·6 |
| Other ranks | ||||
| D | 30·2 | 30·2 | 30·3 | 30·3 |
| C | 30·0 | 30·0 | 30·0 | 30·0 |
| B | 28·3 | 28·3 | 28·3 | 28·3 |
| A | 23·4 | 23·4 | 23·5 | 23·4 |
| Single quarters (except in Scotland) | ||||
| Rank | ||||
| Major and above | 27·1 | 27·1 | 27·4 | 27·0 |
| Captain and below | 29·3 | 29·4 | 29·3 | 28·7 |
| Standard of quarter | ||||
| Type of quarter | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 |
| Warrant Officer and senior NCO | 27·3 | 27·3 | 27·5 | 27·0 |
| Corporal and below | 25·4 | 25·5 | 25·8 | 25·6 |
| Young servicemen | 24·7 | 24·9 | 25·2 | 25·0 |
| 1Payable to 31 March 1990. | ||||