§ Mr. Hordernasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the wage and salary costs of the central Government, local authorities and public corporations, expressed separately, in both 1973–74 and in 1974–75.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesThe estimates of wages and salary costs, including Forces' pay and employers' national insurance and superannuation contributions, paid in 1973–74 and 1974–75 by central Government, local authorities, and public corporations are as follows:
£ million 1973–74 1974–75 Central Government … 4,393 5,987 Local authorities … 4,976 6,535 Public corporations … 4,450 6,020 Comparisons between 1973–74 and 1974–75 are affected by local government reorganisation from 1st April 1974, under which local authority health services were transferred to the central Government, and local authority water and sewerage services were transferred to the regional water authorities, which are classified as public corporations.