§ Mr. Peter Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Defence when he expects new pay scales for the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service agreed in May to be implemented; and if he will make a statement as to the cause of delay.
§ Mr. SpeedAt the end of August. My hon. Friend the Minister of State, Civil Service Department has explained separately to my hon. Friend that the new rates were not all agreed until 26
Thousand England and Wales France West Germany Italy Netherlands 1969 … 472 (2.2) 227 155 — 48 1970 … 506 (2.4) 244 121 — 42 1971 … 597 (3.0) 315 160 1,020 (5.0) 47 1972 … 767 (3.8) 375 231 1,034 (5.1) 100 1973 … 541 (2.6) 365 241 1,022 (5.0) 107 1974 … 494 (2.4) 416 517 (2.4) 973 (4.7) 118 1975 … 711 (3.4) 757 1,087 (4.7) 1,080 (5.2) 183 1976 … 1,086 (5.1) 897 (5.0) 1,094 (4.8) 1,161 (6.0) 200 (4.9) 1977 … 1,165 (5.5) 1,000 (5.6) 1,039 (4.6) 1,261 (6.4) 188 (4.9) 1978 … 1,207 (5.7) 1,065 (5.6) 1,000 (4.4) 1,481 (6.9) 190 (4.8) 1979 … 1,104 (5.2) 1,291 (6.8) 876 (3.8) 1,618 (7.6) 194 (4.6) Notes:
1. Percentage rates are not available for France and the Netherlands before 1976 or for West Germany before 1974. No information from the source used is available for Italy for 1969 and 1970.
2. Sources: DE Gazette for England and Wales; EEC Statistical Telegram and summaries for Italy; OECD Main Economic Indicators for the rest.
§ Mr. Thorntonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish figures for registered unemployed at the most recent convenient date and at a corresponding date for each of the past 10 years for (a) the whole of England and Wales, (b) metropolitan areas, including the Greater London Council, and (c)
134WJune. Notification was received by my Department on 2 July, too late for inclusion in the computer programme for payment with July salaries.