§ Mr. Cyril Smithasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many persons and at what grade are employed in the Rochdale office of the collector of taxes; and how many were employed on 31st December 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe number and grades of the persons employed in the Rochdale office of the collector of taxes at the present time, and on the dates mentioned, are as follows:
rate of increase in unit labour costs bears to the current rate of increase in export prices; and how that relationship compares with the similar figure for each year from 1970.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe rates of change for unit labour costs for the whole economy and for prices of all exports are given in the table below:
Rate of change of unit labour costs Rate of change of all export prices 1971 on 1970 8.2 5.6 1972 on 1971 8.0 5.2 1973 on 1972 8.3 13.2 1974 on 1973 20.8 28.3 1975 on 1974 33.1 22.9 1976 Q.1 on 1975 Q.1 17.7 18.3 1976 Q.2 on 1975 Q.2 15.0 21.1 1976 Q.3 on 1975 Q.3 n.a. 22.5