§ Mr. Norman Lamontasked the Lord President of the Council whether he will publish a table in the Official Report showing the ratio of Members' salaries to the secretarial and office allowance as it stood in October of each year since 1971.
§ Mr. FootThe information is as follows:
Approximate ratio of Members' basic salaries to the secretarial and office allowance as it stood at October 1971 6.5:1 October 1972 4.5:1 October 1973 4.5:1 October 1974 2.6:1 October 1975 1.8:1 October 1976 1.7:1 October 1977 1.7:1
§ Mr. Norman Lamontasked the Lord President of the Council whether he will publish a table in the Official Report showing the ratio of Members' salaries to national average earnings in October of each year since 1971.
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§ Mr. FootThe information is as follows:
APPROXIMATE RATIO OF MEMBERS' BASIC SALARIES TO NATIONAL AVERAGE EARNINGS AS IT STOOD AT October 1971 1.8:1 October 1972 2.2:1 October 1973 1.9:1 October 1974 1.6:1 October 1975 1.6:1 October 1976 1.5:1 October 1977 1.5:1 For this purpose, the term "national average earnings" has been taken to mean the average gross earnings of full-time male employees aged 21 and over whose pay was not affected by absence. Approximate estimates for October have been derived from the New Earnings Survey April estimates by allowing for general movements in average earnings.