Mr. Robert Watt:

Yes, and they all refer to the service officers in the system. Apart from the allowances I mentioned, there are none for grades above this in the Civil Service. Allowances are not a feature of the system. We have repeatedly made the point, but it does not permeate the public discourse because it can get noisy and confused, that a large majority of allowances are considered part of core pay and are for lower income groups and front-line employees in various sectors. As the committee goes through its review in the coming week, it will see this is also the case for other sectors.