HC Deb 01 August 1961 vol 645 cc156-7W
81. Dame Irene Ward

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many claims to arbitration of all kinds involving Government servants and employees of nationalised industries have been considered since 1955; how many have been successful; and if he will circulate details in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Sir E. Boyle

I am circulating the information relating to Civil Servants in the OFFICIAL REPORT. I regret that the information relating to employees of the nationalised industries cannot be obtained in the time available.

cost of living, industrial production, exports, imports, terms of trade, military expenditure, balance of payments, taxation and the purchasing value of the £ sterling, using as the basis 1951 being equal to 100 and the £ sterling then having a purchasing value of 20s.

STATISTICS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM
1951 = 100
Index of retail prices Purchasing power of £ (derived from Col 1) Index of Production Import Prices Export Prices Terms of trade Balance of payments (on current account) (£m.) (a) Military defence (b) Taxation (b) (Central Government and local authorities)
(1) (2)
1951 … … 100 100 100 100 100 100 — 100 100
1952 … 1 107 94 100 102 106 96 — — —
2 109 91 96 100 106 94 — — —
3 110 91 96 97 105 92 — — —
4 111 90 99 93 103 90 — 133 105
1953 … 1 112 90 100 92 102 90 — — —
2 113 88 101 90 100 90 — — —
3 113 89 104 89 100 89 — — —
4 113 89 107 88 100 88 — 140 106
1954 … 1 113 89 107 87 100 87 — — —
2 114 88 109 88 100 88 — — —
3 116 87 111 89 100 89 — — —
4 116 86 112 90 100 90 — 138 110
1955 … 1 117 85 113 92 100 92 — — —
2 119 84 114 91 101 90 — — —
3 120 83 116 91 102 89 — — —
4 123 81 118 92 103 89 — 135 117
1956 … 1 124 81 116 93 104 89 — — —
2 126 79 116 93 105 89 — — —
3 126 79 115 92 106 87 — — —
4 127 79 116 95 107 89 — 144 122
1957 … 1 128 78 117 98 109 90 — — —
2 129 77 118 98 110 89 — — —
3 131 76 119 94 111 85 — — —
4 133 75 117 91 111 82 — 138 130
1958 … 1 133 75 117 88 110 80 +117 — —
2 135 74 116 87 110 79 +81 — —
3 134 75 116 87 109 80 +77 — —
4 135 74 117 87 109 80 +16 136 135
1959 … 1 136 74 118 86 109 79 +15 — —
2 135 74 122 85 109 78 +72 — —
3 134 74 124 86 108 80 +6 — —
4 135 74 129 89 110 81 -42 136 140
1960 … 1 135 74 131 88 111 79 -37 — —
2 136 73 132 87 111 78 -42 — —
3 136 73 132 87 111 78 -148 — —
4 138 73 132 87 111 78 -117 (c) (c)
(a) Figures for years before 1958 are not yet available on the revised balance of payments basis.
(b) Quarterly figures are not available.
(c) Not available.