HC Deb 31 July 1975 vol 896 cc616-7W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the Official Report the pay awards made to teachers since 1st January 1972, showing in each case the effective date of the award, the overall percentage increase, the gross cash cost to public expenditure and also the aggregate percentage increase in the total pay bill as between January 1972 and June 1975, allowing for the effect of the arbitration award just announced.

Mr. Mulley

Pay awards, excluding those relating to London weighting and social priority schools allowances, have been made to school teachers in England and Wales as follows:

Effective date of award Overall percentage increase Grass cost of award Compound percentage increase
£m.
1st April 1972 9.6 70.0 96.0
1st April 1973 6.6 57.6
1st April 1974 8.0 79.8
24th May 1974 27.0 294.3
1st April 1975 22.3 316.0