§ Mr. Patrick McNair-Wilsonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether the Deer Bill, currently before Parliament, would present problems for deer farming.
§ Mr. WigginThe Government are concerned about the implications of the Deer
1976 1977 1978 1979 Average earnings of teachers at 31st March:* Actual £3,692 £4,332 £4,556 £5,060 In constant price terms £3,962 £3,688 £3,594 £3,626 Average earnings of teachers expressed as on index (31st March 1976=100) 100 109.3 115.0 127.7 Index of average salaries; non-manual employess; Great Britain; men (21 Years and over): (April 1976=100) 100 109.0 123.5 138.6 * The average earnings of teachers, as normally published in "Statistics of Education", Volume 4, are related to 31st March; those for 1978 and 1979 are provisional. Average earnings for 1st April, the normal settlement date for teachers' pay increases, could only be determined at disproportionate cost. †The average earnings at 31st March deflated to reflect the increase in the general index of retail prices for all items: United Kingdom: 100 at 15th January 1974. The movement in the index over the years in question was as follows: 506W
April 1976 April 1977 April 1978 April 1979 153.5 180.3 194.6 214.2 ‡ Derived from the index of average salaries: non-manual employees: Great Britain: men (21 years and over) as published in the Department of Employment Gazette: 100 at April 1970. The movement in this index over the years in question was as follows: April 1976 April 1977 April 1978 April 1979 232.6 253.6 287.2 322.4 Bill for deer farming. The Sponser of the Bill was, however, able to give an assurance before Second Reading that it was not his intention to inhabit the development of deer farming. He agreed to amendments being proposed at the Committee stage to avoid this. The form of the amendments is under consideration by those concerned.