§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his best estimate of the increase in national productivity during the year from 1st August 1977 to 31st July 1978; and how 836W much of that increase is due to self-financing productivity schemes introduced as part of pay settlements during that period.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerInformation on output per person employed is not yet available beyond the second quarter of 1978. The provisional increase between the third quarter of 1977 and the second quarter of 1978 is 3 per cent. It is not possible to estimate what proportion of this increase is due to self-financing productivity schemes introduced during that period.