§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the broad average increase in salaries over the past two years of representative categories of the following groups of publicly employed persons: teachers in further education, firemen, civil servants, local government officers, doctors, nurses, other Health Service employees, coal miners, electricity workers, policemen, railway staff, train drivers, prison officers and Members of Parliament.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in the Official Report as much detailed information as may be readily available for the longest and most convenient stated period of time figures giving the actual or percentage increases in the stated wages and salaries of given groups of workers in private and public employment and those granted to Members of Parliament over the same period.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI shall reply shortly when the relevant data for 1980 become available.