§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the value of the long-term supplementary 179W benefit previously the ordinary benefit plus the long-term addition, for a single householder and a couple, respectively, as a percentage of average male industrial earnings for each year since 1966.
§ Mr. Alec JonesThe information requested is as follows:
Single householder Married couple Per cent. Per cent. November 1966 22.2 35.0 October 1967 22.2 35.1 October 1968 22.0 34.6 November 1969 21.3 33.6 November 1970 20.3 32.1 September 1971 20.4 32.2 October 1972 20.0 31.4 October 1973 19.9 31.4 July 1974 (estimated) 22.1 34.8