§ Mr. Howeasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science to what extent the estimates of expenditure in 1969–70 that are contained in Table 21.2 of the National Plan in respect of schools, further education, teacher training and universities, respectively, take account of the cost and additional public expenditure involved in securing for the persons employed in such services additional personal spending power of the real value that is expected to be generally available in accordance with paragraph 73 of chapter 1 of the National Plan.
§ Mr. CroslandAs stated in paragraph 7 of Chapter 18 of the National Plan, estimates derived from the public expenditure survey are at constant pay and prices. In the case of persons employed in the public sector, including Education, this means that the estimates reflect changes in their numbers, not changes in their spending power. It is to be expected, however, that there will be changes in wages and salary rates, and that with the rise in output in the economy, real earnings will rise in both the public and private sectors.