To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what information he has on the average pay for an army sergeant in (a) France, (b) the United States and (c) Germany; and what the average pay is for a sergeant in the British Army. (106985)

Minimum and maximum rates of gross basic pay for Army sergeants in the nations specified, based on current exchange rates, are as follows:

These rates are for basic pay only ie pay for the rank. A British Army sergeant equates to rank level 5 and 6 in NATO terms. The rates of pay shown therefore, broadly correspond to this NATO ranking.