§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for hourly earnings in national agreements in the National Health Service for each year since 1973 for full-time men workers aged over 21 years on the basis that average hourly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
348Wquota scheme for disabled people; and what steps he is taking to enforce the quota scheme.
§ Mr. John GrantI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that at 1 June 1978, the latest date for which information is available, the information requested was as follows in respect of employers subject to quota in the employment office areas which approximate to the county of Merseyside—including Kirkby but not Ormskirk—and which cover Kirkby and Ormskirk respectively:
(2) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for weekly earnings in national agreements in the fire service for each year since 1973 for full-time workers aged over 21 years on the basis that average hourly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(3) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for weekly earnings in national agreements in teaching for each year since 1973 for full-time workers aged over 21 years on the basis that average weekly earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(4) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for weekly earnings in national agreements in the local authorities' services for each year since 1973 for full-time men workers aged over 21 years on the basis that average weekly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(5) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for weekly earnings in national agreements in the police service for each year since 1973 for full-time men workers aged over 21 years on the basis that average weekly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
349W(6) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for weekly earnings in national agreements in the fire service for each year since 1973 for full-time men workers aged 21 years on the basis that average weekly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(7) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for weekly earnings in national agreements in the National Health Service for each year since 1973 for full-time men workers aged over 21 years on the basis that average weekly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(8) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for weekly earnings in national agreements in the teaching for each year since 1973 for full-time men workers aged over 21 years on the basis that average hourly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(9) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for hourly earnings in national agreements in the local authorities' services for each year since 1973 for full-time men workers aged over 21 years on the basis that average hourly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(10) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for hourly earnings in national agreements in national Government for each year since 1973 for full-time men workers aged over 21 years on the basis that average hourly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(11) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for hourly earnings in national agreements in the police service for each year since 1973 for full-time men workers aged over 21 350W years on the basis that average hourly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(12) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for hourly earnings in national agreements in teaching for each year since 1973 for full-time women workers aged over 18 years on the basis that average weekly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(13) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for weekly earnings in national agreements in the local authorities' services for each year since 1973 for full-time women workers aged over 18 years on the basis that average weekly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(14) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for weekly earnings in national agreements in national Government for each year since 1973 for full-time women workers aged 18 years on the basis that average weekly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(15) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for weekly earnings in national agreements in the police service for each year since 1973 for full-time women workers aged over 18 years on the basis that average weekly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(16) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for hourly earnings in national agreements in the fire service for each year since 1973 for full-time women workers aged over 18 years on the basis that average weekly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(17) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for hourly earnings in national agreements in the National Health Service for each year since 1973 351W for full-time women workers aged over 18 years on the basis that average hourly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(18) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for hourly earnings in national agreements in the police service for each year since 1973 for full-time women workers aged over 18 years on the basis that average hourly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(19) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for hourly earnings in national agreements in national Government for each year since 1973 for full-time women workers aged over 18 years on the basis that average hourly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(20) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for hourly earnings in national agreements in the local authorities' services for each year since 1973 for full-time women workers over 18 years on the basis that average hourly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(21) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for hourly earnings in national agreements in teaching for each year since 1973 for full-time women workers over 18 years on the basis that average hourly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(22) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he will publish indices for weekly earnings in national agreements in the National Health Service for each year since 1973 for full-time women workers over 18 years on the basis that average weekly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
(23) whether, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Blaby [Official Report, 13 February, c. 432–3], he 352W will publish indices for weekly earnings in national agreements in the fire services for full-time women workers over 18 years on the basis that average weekly manual earnings in the year in question equals 100;
§ Mr. Harold Walker, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 22 February 1979; Vol. 963, c. 273–7], gave the following information:
The following figures are based on new earnings survey estimates of average gross weekly and hourly earnings, for pay periods including the survey reference date in April, of full-time men aged 21 and over and women aged 18 and over whose pay for those periods was not affected by absence. They include the effects of overtime. The hourly figures exclude those without specified normal basic weekly hours. They take account only of reported normal basic weekly hours and hours for which overtime pay was paid. This measure of hours is much smaller for teachers than other groups, and consequently the hourly indices for teachers are high. The figures are subject to sampling errors.
It is important to note that for some groups in some years—including 1978—the reported pay for the period was subsequently increased when delayed settlements were implemented retrospectively. The important considerations referred to in my reply to the hon. Member's questions on 13 February are again relevant.—[Vol. 962, c. 342–4.]
The figures relate to those employees who were reported to be affected, either directly or indirectly, by the specified agreements. They thus cover some employees not employed by the authorities which are parties to the agreements. They relate to agreements, as listed for the 1978 survey. There have been changes in the listing of agreements from time to time. Where necessary and practicable, published results for earlier years have been combined to derive directly comparable figures.
Separate figures are not available for women in the police service or fire services, nor for the three civil service agreement groups in 1973 and 1974. The figures are percentages of the corresponding survey "all industries" estimates for manual men and women respectively.
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AVERAGE GROSS EARNINGS OF MANUAL AND NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY SPECIFIED AGREEMENTS AS PERCENTAGES OF THE CORRESPONDING "ALL INDUSTRIES" AVERAGES FOR MANUAL EMPLOYEES: APRIL IN EACH YEAR Weekly Agreement 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Full-time men aged 21 and over NATIONAL GOVERNMENT Civil Service National Whitley Council Administration group: middle and higher grades Not available 134.8 149.6 142.4 140.9 clerical grades 73.6 83.3 81.1 77.9 Professional and technology group 138.6 151.0 144.3 140.1 Government industrial establishments JCC 86.4 83.3 85.3 86.8 90.5 83.5 LOCAL AUTHORITIES' SERVICES England and Wales Administrative, professional, technical and clerical NJC: manual 91.9* 88.8* 99.6* 98.8* 97.9 92.9 non-manual 121.5* 121.1* 119.0* 123.7* 121.5 114.0 Building and civil engineering workers JNC 99.5 94.7 97.8 94.2 93.3 91.4 Engineering craftsmen and electricians JNC 101.0 98.9 98.9 99.1 98.2 95.5 Manual workers NJC 81.9 81.4 85.3 84.6 82.2 82.7 Scotland Building and civil engineering workers 102.9 94.3 94.8 92.2 97.1 93.3 Manual workers NJC 79.0 80.0 85.3 84.0 82.7 82.2 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE Nurses and midwives Whitley Council 78.0 75.2 104.1 100.9 97.6 88.7 Ancillary staffs Whitley Council (manual and non-manual) 76.l‡ 85.l‡ 89.4‡ 87.9‡ 84.5‡ 83.9 TEACHING England and Wales: Burnham Committee Primary, secondary and special schools 121.0 120.0 130.2 137.3 131.5 126.9 Establishments for further education 150.4 146.6 155.3 164.2 158.5 150.3 Scottish Teachers Salaries Committee Primary and secondary schools 144.1 124.8 141.3 143.8 131.6 126.5 Police services (ranks below superintendent only) 130.7 121.6 1278 133.5 123.6 122.4 Fire services 114.4 118.1 117.2 107.1 104.8 99.1†
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Weekly Agreement 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Full-time women aged 18 and over NATIONAL GOVERNMENT Civil Service National Whitley Council Administration group: middle and higher grades Not available 177.3 183.2 179.4 175.9 clerical grades 113.4 122.3 116.2 111.9 Secretarial, typing and data processing grades 117.4 128.7 121.3 116.6 Government industrial establishments JCC 113.2 106.8 108.4 111.7 111.7 103.6 LOCAL AUTHORITIES' SERVICES England and Wales Administrative, professional, technical and clerical NJC: manual 112.7* 100.0* 105.3* 103.6* 110.8 107.1 non-manual 140.1* 128.4* 129.0* 125.9* 129.7 122.1 Manual workers NJC 99.5 98.7 102.2* 99.2* 95.0 93.7 Scotland Administrative, professional, technical and clerical NJC: non-manual 123.4* 119.9* 120.9* 119.8* 120.4 117.6 Manual workers NJC 93.4 93.6 99.1 100.3 91.5 96.0 National Health Service Administrative and clerical staffs Whitley Council 128.4 130.9 124.3 132.0 127.2 114.2 Nurses and midwives Whitley Council 122.8 111–4 142.4 136.8 181.6 117.8 Ancillary staffs Whitley Council (manual and non-manual) 99.5 114.8 120.2 113.5 110.1 105.1 TEACHING England and Wales: Burnham Committee Primary, secondary and special schools 190.4 184.3 186.9 193.4 185.1 179.4 Establishments for further education 243.1 225.0 232.7 241.4 220.1 207.1 Scottish Teachers Salaries Committee Primary and secondary schools 201.0 166.5 187.5 185.5 170.0 169.0
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Hourly Agreement 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Full-time men aged 21 and over NATIONAL GOVERNMENT Civil Service National Whitley Council Administration group: middle and higher grades Not available 161.2 181.2 172.6 174.0 clerical grades 87.6 99.7 97.1 95.4 Professional and technology group 162.3 180.4 171.4 168.9 Government industrial establishments JCC 88.9 84.9 85.3 87.8 91.0 85.1 LOCAL AUTHORITIES' SERVICES England and Wales Administrative, professional, technical and clerical NJC: manual 102.7* 103.1* 110.7* 111.3* 111.1 104.9 non-manual 150.9* 150.6* 143.5* 149.3* 148.2 140.3 Building and civil engineering workers JNC 105.3 101.3 103.6 102.1 98.7 98.5 Engineering craftsmen and electricians JNC 102.8 100.9 99.3 100.1 100.8 96.9 Manual workers NJC 84.7 84.0 87.0 86.4 84.8 85.1 Scotland Building and civil engineering workers 102.4 99.3 97.1 99.0 99.0 95.0 Manual workers NJC 79.8 81.0 84.5 84.7 84.5 83.7 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE Nurses and midwives Whitley Council 87.5 83.4 115.0 112.3 108.7 100.1 Ancillary staffs Whitley Council (manual and non-manual) 78.9‡ 86.3‡ 89.2‡ 87.l‡ 84.9‡ 83.8 Teaching England and Wales: Burnham Committee Primary, secondary and special schools 205.4 205.9 217.8 228–9 217.8 213.6 Establishments for further education 235.5 235.1 245.3 261.4 241.5 237.8 Scottish Teachers Salaries Committee Primary and secondary schools 225.1 198.4 219.0 209.5 195.7 197.7 Police services (ranks below superintendent only) 142.5 140.0 143.8 148.1 136.7 135.4 Fire services 91.9 95.6 106.5 98.2 95.6 92.0†
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Hourly Agreement 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 Full-time women aged 18 and over NATIONAL GOVERNMENT Civil Service National Whitley Council Administration group: middle and higher grades Not available 186.6 195.3 190.8 188.6 clerical grades 119.4 129.2 122.6 118.8 Secretarial, typing and data processing grades 123.0 136.8 129.5 123.4 Government industrial establishments JCC 107.9 101.5 100.7 103.9 106.5 100.0 LOCAL AUTHORITIES' SERVICES England and Wales Administrative, professional, technical and clerical NJC: manual 116.9* 106.9* 110.4* 111.4* 120.3 114.7 non-manual 148.2* 136.8* 136.4* 132.8* 137.5 129.6 Manual workers NJC 105.8 104.6 107.6* 105.3* 101.0 99.2 Scotland Administrative, professional technical and clerical NJC: non-manual 132.3* 128.5* 126.1* 126.0* 127.7 123.4 Manual workers NJC 98.6 98.8 102.6 100.6 95.5 97.2 National Health Service Administrative and clerical staffs Whitley Council 133.5 135.9 131.6 139.0 134.7 121.6 Nurses and midwives Whitley Council 123.8 112.5 142.0 135.9 130.8 117.3 Ancillary staffs Whitley Council (manual and non-manual) 98.6 114.3 118.3 111.9 108.8 104.8 TEACHING England and Wales: Burnham Committee Primary, secondary and special schools 278.8 271.5 270.6 281.7 267.7 261.4 Establishments for further education 316.5 314.0 307.0 323.3 282.9 282.9 Scottish Teachers Salaries Committee Primary and secondary schools 278.0 229.5 259.6 240.3 216.4 233.6 * Based on recalculated figures combining results of two groups of employees published separately. † The 1978 figure relates only to operational ranks below station officer. The figures for earlier years include some higher rank control room and non-operation staff. ‡ Recalculated figures excluding ambulance men.