§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the average full time pay without overtime of(a) teachers, (b) local authority manual workers, (c) council APT and C staff and (d) council chief officers in (i) 1998–99, (ii) 1993–94, (iii) 1988–89, (iv) 1983–84 and (v) 1978–79, in 1998–99 prices. [76620]
§ Mr. McLeishThe information requested is not available centrally, nor is it readily available from the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what resources he is providing to enable councils to fund pay increases for(a) teachers and (b) other local government employees. [76750]
§ Mr. McLeishOver the next three years the Government are to provide an extra £530 million in support of Scottish local authorities' revenue expenditure. This represents real terms increases in each of the next three years. It is the responsibility of local authorities to decide how to allocate the money available to them and to meet the cost of pay increases from within their overall resources.
From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.
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§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what were the percentage pay increases agreed in Scotland for(a) teachers, (b) local authority manual workers, (c) council APT and C staff and (d) council chief officers in each year since 1993–94. [76624]
§ Mr. McLeishThe information requested is as follows:
percentage Year Teachers Local authority manual workers APT and C Chief officers 1993 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1994 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 1995 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.3 1996 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 1997 2.5 12.5 12.5 2.5 1998 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 1Or £4 per hour minimum if greater From 1 July 1999, this will be a matter for the Scottish Parliament.