§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if she will express the increased level of standard rate of unemployment and sickness benefits for (a) a single person, and (b) assuming one adult dependant announced on 13th November as a percentage of average industrial earnings;
(2) if she will express the increased level of invalidity, widow's and retirement pensions and widowed mother's allowance announced on 13th November as a 557W percentage of average industrial earnings;
(3) if she will express the increased level of the three rates of the invalidity allowance announced on 13th November as a percentage of average industrial earnings;
(4) if she will express the increased level of the higher and lower rate of the attendance allowance announced on 13th November as a percentage of average industrial earnings;
(5) if she will express the increased level of industrial injury benefit announced on 13th November as a percentage of average industrial earnings;
(6) if she will express the increased level of disablement benefit at 100 per cent. assessment announced on 13th November as a percentage of average industrial earnings;
(7) if she will express the increased level of the industrial death benefit announced on 13th November as a percentage of average industrial earnings;
(8) if she will express the increased level of the ordinary weekly rate of supplementary benefit for a single person living alone announced on 13th November as a percentage of average industrial earnings;
(9) if she will express the increased level of the proposed long-term weekly rate of supplementary benefit for a single person living alone announced on 13th November as a percentage of average industrial earnings;
(10) if she will express the increased level of the ordinary weekly rate of supplementary benefit for a husband and wife and two dependants aged 15 years announced on 13th November as a percentage of average industrial earnings;
(11) if she will express the increased level of the long-term weekly rate of supplementary benefit for a husband and wife and two dependants aged 15 years announced on 13th November as a percentage of average industrial earnings;
(12) if she will express the increased level of family allowances for the second child announced on 12th November as a percentage of average industrial earnings.
§ Mr. O'MalleyI regret that, as these benefit levels do not apply until next558W April it is not possible to express them in the form requested by the hon. Gentleman.