§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will cause an investigation to be made to ascertain how and why, in view of the trade unions' acceptance of the Government's wages policy, so many strikes and
Pay in October 1974 Pay in October 1977 Percentage increase £ £ Permanent Secretary … … … 16,496.16 18,883.80 14.47 Deputy Secretary … … … 11,246.16 14,208.80 26.34 Under Secretary (London) … … … 9,556.16 12,673.80 32.62 Senior Messenger … … … 29.50 pw 45.80pw 55.25 (1,539 pa) (2,390.76 pa) Messenger … … … 28.05 pw 45.15 pw 53.83 (1,464.21 pa) (2,252. 43 pa) Cleaner … … … 25.30 pw 39.00 pw 54.15 (1,320.66 pa) (2,035.80 pa) The retail price index for October 1977 is not yet available. The index rose from 113.2 in October 1974 to 185.7 in September 1977, a rise of 64.05 per cent.