§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish the net total increase in salaries due to increments for each district and metropolitan district council during the current financial year.
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§ Mr. OakesThis information is not available, though I understand that the employers' sides in the appropriate national negotiating bodies are currently considering whether the payment of increments in the pay year beginning 1st August 1975 involves any net increase in the total pay bill for the main local government negotiating groups compared with the previous pay year.