§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage increase in pay for public sector workers has been allowed for in each financial year since 1980–81; and what was the actual percentage increase.
§ Mr. MacGregorThe percentage increases in pay rates for central Government groups allowed for in expenditure plans and Estimates (known as the pay assumption) are set out in the table below. The groups covered by these pay assumptions have included civil servants, the armed forces, and NHS employees. For the purposes of illustration, the table shows the actual percentage pay settlements for non-industrial civil servants.
These pay assumptions applied only to central Government. In the local authority sector, no specific provision was made for pay in determining the rate support grant and expenditure plans.
Table: Central Government Pay Settlements Year Pay Assumption (per cent.) *Pay Settlements (per cent.) 1980–81 to 1981–82 6 7.50 1981–82 to 1982–83 4 5.90 1982–83 to 1983–84 3½ 4.86 1983–84 to 1984–85 3 4.55 1984–85 to 1985–86 3 4.90 * These increases refer, for the purposes of illustration, only to non-industrial civil servants.