§ Mr. Lomasasked the Minister of Social Security if she will list in a table the social security contributions paid by the employee as a percentage of the average weekly earnings from 1948 to the latest available date.
§ Mr. PentlandThe following table gives the information requested:
EMPLOYEE'S* SHARE OF SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTION† AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS‡ FROM 1948 Men Women 1948 … 3.6 5.1 1949 … 3.4 4.9 1950 … 3.3 4.6 1951 … 3.1 4.4 1952 … 3 2 4.7 1953 … 3.0 4.4 1954 … 2.8 4.2 1955 … 3.0 4.8 1956 … 2.8 4.5 1957 … 2.9 4.6 1958 … 3.9 6.0 1959 … 3.7 5.7 1960 … 3.4 5.4
(§) (║) (§) (║) 1961 … 5.1 4.0 5.6 6.1 1962 … 4.9 3.8 5.4 5.9 1963 … 5.4 4.2 5.7 6.6 1964 … 5.3 3.9 5.4 6.2 1965 … 5 4 4.1 6.2 6.7 1966 … 5.5 4.2 6.2 6.5 (*) Men and women over 18. Lower rates o contribution are payable by boys and girls under 18. (†) Includes contributions to the National Insurance and Industrial Injuries Schemes and the National Health Service. (‡) Average earnings in October of manual workers in manufacturing and some of the principal non-manufacturing industries. (§) Percentage payable by an employee participating in the graduated pension scheme and in receipt of average weekly earnings as shown by the Ministry of Labour's half-yearly enquiries; including the graduated contribution. (║) Percentage payable by an employee contracted out of the graduated pension scheme.