§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for Emplolyment if he will list those industries in which wage settlements in the last 12 months have been below 10 per cent.; and if he will show against each entry the percentage settlement.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 7 June 1993]: Pay is primarily a matter for those who negotiate and determine it; the Government do not monitor the level of wage settlements in detail. The Confederation of British Industry's pay databank shows that for the first quarter of 1993 pay settlements average 2.5 per cent. in manufacturing and 2.8 per cent. in the private service industries respectively. These are the lowest levels reported in the 13-year history of the databank.