§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table of rates of increase of pay compared for the following sectors 135W since 3 May 1979 ; civil servants, local authority clerical workers, school teachers, including all Clegg awards, and workers in manufacturing industry.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 9 June 1980, c. 4] : The new series index of average earnings published monthly in the DE Gazette shows that average earnings for employees in manufacturing industries rose by 13.0 per cent. between May 1979 and March 1980, which is the latest available figure. The old series, which is seasonally adjusted, shows an increase of 14.3 per cent. for the same period. The other information required is not available to me.