{"value":{"id":445477,"askingMemberId":1506,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2016-01-18T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2016-01-20T00:00:00","uin":"22829","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is his Department's policy that Royal Marines are required to contribute towards the cost of their uniform or equipment.","answeringBodyId":11,"answeringBodyName":"Ministry of Defence","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":1544,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2016-01-26T00:00:00","answerText":"<br /><p>On joining and for deployments, Royal Marines are issued with the uniform and equipment required for their role and specific tasking.</p><p>Officers, unlike Other Ranks, are required to pay for the maintenance of their uniforms for which Income Tax relief is provided automatically via salary.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Marines: Defence Equipment and Uniforms","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/445477","method":"GET"}]}