§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the average earnings of all local government personnnel and the total cost of salaries, national insurance, pensions, etc., for each of the years 1973, 1974, 1975, and for the latest date available.
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§ Mr. Guy BarnettThe available figures for England and Wales are as follows:
AVERAGE GROSS WEEKLY EARNINGS OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES* Negotiating group 1973 1974 1975 £ £ £ Teachers in primary and secondary schools: Males … … … … … … … 46.1 52.3 72.5 Females … … … … … … … 37.5 43.5 60.0 Teachers in establishments of further education: Males … … … … … … … 57.3 63.9 86.5 Administrative, professional and technical staff: Males … … … … … … … 48.6 54.8 68.7 Females … … … … … … … 31.5 33.3 45.5 General and clerical division: Males … … … … … … … 31.3 — — Females … … … … … … … 24.0 26.6 36.2 Building and civil engineering: Males … … … … … … … 37.9 41.3 54.3 Manual workers: Males … … … … … … … 31.2 35.5 47.5 Females … … … … … … … 19.6 23.3 35.4 * Those whose pay was not affected by absence. Males aged over 21 years, females aged over 18 years. In April of each year Source: Department of Employment. New Earnings Survey.
Total annual cost of wages and salaries (including employers contributions to national insurance and to superannuation funds) £ million 1972–3 3795 1973–4 4386 1974–5 5722 1975–6 (provisional) 6718