asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the relationship between the movement of wages and the level of unemployment in the United Kingdom and other developed countries in each year since 1970.

Information on the movement of wages and the level of unemployment in the United Kingdom and other OECD countries in each year since 1970 can be found in the OECD publication Main Economic Indicators Historical Statistics 1964–1983. This publication gives data for the OECD countries for hourly earnings in manufacturing and total unemployment. More recent data are available in the monthly edition of Main Economic Indicators.