§ 71. Mr. P. Williamsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the total amount of the increase in wages in the United Kingdom in each year from 1945 to the latest available date
§ Mr. BirchThe annual increases in the total wage bill since 1946 are estimated to have been as follows:—
£ million 1946 to 1947 445 1947 to 1948 440 1948 to 1949 245 1949 to 1950 185 1950 to 1951 500 1951 to 1952 345 1952 to 1953 320 1953 to 1954 415 1954 to 1955 595 1955 to 1956 610 Comparable figures are not available for 1945. The figure for 1956 is provisional.