§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Employment what have been the percentage salary increases over the
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 (Percentage increase on previous year) Teachers in Further Education* … 10.5 7.7 6.0 8.0 ‡ +25.8† General Practitioners … … 8.0 7.5 3.1 6.9 38.0 Dental Practitioners … … 8.0 8.5 —13.6— 35.0 University Teachers … … 7.5 7.5 5.4 8.0 ‡ * The increases given to teachers at polytechnics cannot be separately identified from those for all teachers in further education. † This was a special increase following the recommendation of the Houghton Committee back-dated to 24th May 1974. ‡ 1975 increases for teachers in further education and university teachers have yet to be negotiated.