HC Deb 16 July 1974 vol 877 cc78-80W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of days of certified incapacity for males, for sickness benefit purposes, expressed as rate per man at risk for Scotland, Wales, England, and the eight English standard regions, for each year 1966 to 1973; and whether she will express the numbers for each of the three countries and eight regions as a percentage of the average rate for Great Britain.

Mr. Robert C. Brown

The following table gives the information requested:

DAYS OF CERTIFIED INCAPACITY PER MAN AT RISK BY REGION FROM 1965–66 TO 1972–73
Year beginning 1st Monday in June Great Britain Northern Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands East Anglia South Eastern South Western West Midlands North Western Scotland Wales England
1965–66
Rate per man at risk 15.22 21.93 17.70 14.65 11.30 10.10 14.61 13.21 19.34 19.57 26.98 14.09
Percentage of Great Britain average 100.00 144.09 116.29 96.25 72.27 66.36 95.99 86.79 127.07 128.58 177.27 92.58
1966–67
Rate per man at risk 14.88 21.83 17.52 13.74 10.82 9.76 13.82 13.22 19.23 19.01 26.67 13.79
Percentage of Great Britain average 100.00 146.71 117.74 92.34 72.72 65.59 92.88 88.84 129.23 127.76 179.23 92.67
1967–68
Rate per man at risk 16.41 24.39 19.85 14.81 12.28 10.76 14.99 14.72 21.18 20.49 29.71 15.24
Percentage of Great Britain average 100.00 148.64 120.96 90.25 74.83 65.57 91.35 89.70 129.07 124.86 181.05 92.87
1968–69
Rate per man at risk 16.72 25.44 20.26 15.27 12.37 10.75 15.60 15.25 21.46 20.85 30.47 15.53
Percentage of Great Britain average 100.00 152.15 121.17 91.33 73.98 64.29 93.30 91.21 128.35 124.70 182.24 92.88
1969–70
Rate per man at risk 17.61 25.89 21.50 15.92 13.43 11.46 17.25 15.55 22.17 21.98 33.15 16.31
Percentage of Great Britain average 100.00 147.02 122.09 90.40 76.26 65.08 97.96 88.30 125.89 124.82 188.25 92.62
1970–77
Rate per man at risk 16.22 23.89 20.48 15.08 11.29 10.40 15.88 14.04 20.59 19.92 31.18 15.02
Percentage of Great Britain average 100.00 147.29 126.26 92.97 69.61 64.12 97.90 86.56 126.94 122.81 192.23 92.60
1971–72
Rate per man at risk 15.95 24.28 20.51 15.04 11.73 10.14 15.29 13.80 19.82 19.47 30.79 14.78
Percentage of Great Britain average 100.00 152.23 128.59 94.29 73.54 63.57 95.86 86.52 124.26 122.07 193.04 92.66
1972–73
Rate per man at risk 16.66 25.08 21.44 15.91 12.74 10.50 15.91 14.81 20.72 19.80 31.86 15.46
Percentage of Great Britain average 100.00 150.54 128.69 95.50 76.47 63.03 95.50 88.90 124.37 118.85 191.24 92.80

Notes:

(a) 1971–72 and 1972–73 include invalidity benefit from 23rd September 1971.

(b) 1972–73 figures have been calculated after applying the populations at risk for 1971–72.