§ Mr. Denzil Daviesasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what is his estimate of the total public expenditure cost of the pay of local authority, Health Service and central Government employees in the fiscal year 1980–81 on the assumption that all settlements made and implemented between 12 November and 4 April 1981 were at the average rate of (a) 6 per cent. (b)10 per cent., and (c) 15 per cent.;
(2) what is his estimate of the total public expenditure cost of the pay of local authority employees, Health Service employees and central Government employees in the fiscal year 1981–82 on the assumption that all
£ billion 6 per cent. 1980/81 Average Settlement 10 per cent. 15 per cent. 6 per cent. 1981/82 Average Settlement 6 per cent. 10 per cent. 15 per cent. Local authorities 0.08 0.14 0.21 1.3 1.8 2.5 Health Service 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.4 0.7 1.0 Other Central Government Nil Nil Nil Nil 0.6 0.9 The figures in the table for 1981–82 include the extra National Debt costs arising in that year as a result of the full year cost of 1980–81 settlements which were staged or had operative dates after the start of that financial year.