Public Sector Pay Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Public Sector Pay

Stephen Morgan Excerpts
Tuesday 24th July 2018

(6 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Stephen Morgan Portrait Stephen Morgan (Portsmouth South) (Lab)
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The Chief Secretary says that our armed forces will receive a 0.9% one-off payment, but there is no clear timeframe. Will she tell us exactly when armed forces personnel will receive that payment?

Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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Personnel will receive that payment alongside their 2% pay rise this year. Many armed forces personnel will also receive pay increments—we saw an average of 1.3% last year—on top of the bonus and the pay rise.