HC Deb 22 July 1975 vol 896 cc127-8W
Mr. Trotter

asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether, in arriving at the £8,500 limit for application of the agreed maximum of an extra £6 a week, a deduction can be made in respect of a retirement annuity premium paid in respect of non-pensionable earnings as a self-employed person.

Mr. Booth

The White Paper makes no provisions for any deductions from the £8,500 limit.

Mr. Trotter

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the cost in a year of the agreed maximum of an extra £6 a week if given in full to all the workers in Great Britain other than those in receipt of incomes of £8,500 or more.

Mr. Booth

About £5,600 million, for full-time workers.

Mr. Trotter

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the number of people in the United Kingdom who earn £8,500 or more, and their earnings in total.

Mr. Booth

It is estimated, from New Earnings Survey data, that there are now about 120,000 employees in Great Britain earning more than £8,500 per annum from employment. Their earnings total about £1,300 million per year.