§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what percentage of the expenditure on education in the North-West of England was spent on the provision of school books in the financial year 1979–80.
Date Basic Parlimantary Salary Recommended Salary Percentage increasing in Parlimantary salary Percentage increasing in the averge industrial wage over the same period* £ £ 1 July 1957 1,750 †1,750 — — 16 October 1964 3,250 3,250 85.7 — 1 January 1972 4,500 §4,500 38.5 76.5 13 June 1975 5,750 §8,000 27.8 79.6 13 June 1976 6,062 — 5.4 16.9 13 June 1977 6,270 — 3.4 9.4 13 June 1978 6,897 — 10.0 16.4 13 June 1979 9,450 §12,000 37.0 16.1 13 June 1980 11,750 — 24.3 18.9 * Taken from the Index of Average Earnings: Production Industries and some Services (older series) Manual and non-Manual employees (combined). Figures are only available as far back as 1963. †Government proposal. ‡ Lawrence Committee recommendation. § Top Salaries Review Body recommendation.