§ Dr. D. Johnsonasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT particu-
92W
TABLE A. LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPERANNUATION SCHEME AND NATIONAL INSURANCE SCHEMES Weekly contributions payable by employees (men) Weekly earnings on which contributions payable Employees participating in graduated scheme If employees were contracted out of graduated scheme Local Government superannuation National insurance Total Local Government superannuation National Insurance flat-rate (With N.H.S. contribution) Total Flat-rate (With N.H.S. contribution) Graduated (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) £ s. d. s. d. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. s. d. £ s. d. 10 8 0 10 7 11 19 6 8 10 12 2 1 1 0 11 8 9 10 7 1 10 1 1 2 9 10 12 2 1 2 0 12 9 7 10 7 2 8 1 2 10 10 10 12 2 1 3 0 13 10 5 10 7 3 6 1 4 6 11 10 12 2 1 4 0 Note: (a) Local government superannuation contributions in columns 2 and 6 are based on a contribution rate of 5 per cent, which is the appropriate rate for manual workers. For employees in the administrative, professional, clerical, etc. grades the rate is 6 per cent, but the relation between the figures in columns 5 and 8 is unaffected if the higher percentage is used. (b) Column 2 takes account of the fact that the 5 per cent, contribution to the local government scheme is reduced to 4 per cent, where an employee is in both the flat-rate and graduated parts of the National Insurance scheme; column 6 takes account of the fact that for an employee in the flat-rate part of the scheme alone the contribution to the local government scheme is reduced by 1s. 2d. a week. (c) Special arrangements for certain employees in post on 5th July, 1948, when the National Insurance Act. 1946, came into full operation have been ignored in columns 2 and 6. lars of the total contributions payable by employees of local government earning £10, £1 1, £12, and £13 a week, respectively, who are participating in the National Insurance graduated superannuation scheme, and at the same time paying local government superannuation as compared with the amount employees of similar income pay in cases where they are contracted out of the National Insurance graduated superannuation scheme.
§ Mr. RipponThe figures for men and women employees in local government are given in Tables A and B, respectively. Except for women earning £13 a week, employees with the weekly earnings to which the question refers participate in the graduated scheme. For these latter employees, columns 6 to 8 of the tables show the contributions which they would make if they were contracted out. Conversely columns 2 to 5 of Table B show the contributions which women earning £13 a week would make if participating in the graduated scheme.
93W
TABLE B. LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPERANNUATION SCHEME AND NATIONAL INSURANCE SCHEMES Weekly contribution payable by employees (women) Weekly earnings on which contributions payable Employees participating in graduated scheme If employees were contracted out of graduated scheme Local Government superannuation National insurance Total Local Government superannuation National Insurance flat-rate (With N.H.S. contribution) Total Flat-rate (With N.H.S. contribution) Graduated (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) £ s. d. s. d. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. s. d. £ s. d. 10 8 0 8 8 11 17 7 8 9 9 6 18 3 11 8 9 8 8 1 10 19 3 9 9 9 6 19 3 12 9 7 8 8 2 8 1 0 11 10 9 9 6 1 0 3 If employees participated in graduated scheme. Employees contracted out of graduated scheme. 13 10 5 8 8 3 6 1 2 7 11 9 9 6 1 1 3 Notes: (a) Local government superannuation contributions in columns 2 and 6 are based on a contribution rate of 5 per cent which is the appropriate rate for manual workers. For employees in the administrative, professional, clerical, etc., grades the rate is 6 per cent but the relation between the figures in columns 5 and 8 is unaffected if the higher percentage is used. (b) Column 2 takes account of the fact that the 5 per cent contribution to the local government scheme is reduced to 4 per cent where an employee is in both the flat-rate and graduated parts of the National Insurance scheme; column 6 takes account of the fact that for an employee in the flat-rate part of the scheme alone the contribution to the local government scheme is reduced by 1s. 3d. a week. (c) Special arrangements for certain employees in post on 5th July, 1948, when the National Insurance Act, 1946, came into full operation have been ignored in columns 2 and 6.