HC Deb 29 March 1994 vol 240 c697W
Mr. Dafis

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what information he has on comparisons between pay increases in the public and private sectors in Britain in 1993–94; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

Information on the earnings of employees in the public and private sectors is published, each year, in table 1 of part A of the new earnings survey. The latest available information, published in September 1993, relates to April 1993. Copies of the latest report are available in the Library. The monthly average earnings index, published by the Department, does not distinguish between private sector and public sector earnings.