§ Mr. Chris Pattenasked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the increase in productivity achieved in the telecommunications division of the Post Office in each of the last five years; and what increase has been achieved by British Telecom at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Wakeham:The annual productivity increase of the telecommunications division of the Post Office measured by the increase in real sales income per employee in the last five years is as follows:
There are no more recent figures.
1976–77 8.6 1977–78 11.4 1978–79 7.3 1979–80 3.6 1980–81 1.6