§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list at 1989 prices the pay of(a) a leading fireman and (b) a police constable for each year since 1974.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information is not held in the form requested. The annual rates of pay at historic prices are as follows:
£ Leading Firemen/Women 7 November 1974 2,913 1 February 1975 3,123 7 November 1975 3,435 7 November 1976 3,606 7 November 1977 4,040 7 November 1978 4,935 7 November 1979 5,943 7 November 1980 6,715 1 April 1981 7,060 7 November 1981 7,773 7 November 1982 8,355 7 November 1983 9,006 7 November 1984 9,654 7 November 1985 10,350 7 November 1986 11,106 7 November 1987 11,916 7 November 1988 12,942 7 November 1989 14,055 Police Constables 1 September 1974 1,632– 2,636 1 September 1975 2,400– 3,476 1 September 1976 2,609– 3,685 1 September 1977 2,775– 3,918 1 September 1978 3,189– 4,809 1 September 1979 4,086– 6,471 1 September 1980 4,956– 7,848 1 September 1981 5,610– 8,883 1 September 1982 6,189– 9,798 1 September 1983 6,708–10,620 1 September 1984 6,809–11,193 1 September 1985 7,212–12,033 1 September 1986 7,752–12,936 1 September 1987 8,352–13,938 1 September 1988 8,352–15,123 1 September 1989 9,900–16,521 Between October 1974 and October 1989 the retail prices index increased by 309.4 per cent.