HC Deb 13 December 1977 vol 941 c153W
Mr. Forman

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will estimate the quantity of wage drift in local authorities for each year since 1970.

Mr. Shore

No. Wage drift in local government could be looked at in meaningful terms only on a group-by-group basis. The complete information on numbers, composition, etc., of the various groups required to make a reliable estimate is not available.