§ Mr. Lubbockasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by what percentage earned income per head of the working population has increased since the effective date of the Pensions (Increase) Act, 1965.
§ Mr. MacDermotComprehensive information is not available on a short-term basis. However, the index of average earnings published by the Ministry of Labour, which covers a substantial part of the working population, showed an increase between January and November, 1966, of just over 3 per cent.