§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will publish in the Official Report the value at industrial injury benefit as a percentage of average earnings for each year since 1948.
§ Mr. Alec JonesThe information is as follows:
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INDUSTRIAL INJURY BENEFIT IN RESPECT OF A MARRIED COUPLE WITH TWO CHILDREN AS A PERCENTAGE OF AVERAGE EARNINGS* Year (October) Benefit as a percentage of earnings Per cent. 1948 49.6 1949 48.0 1950 45.5
1951 44.3 1952 50.1 1953 47.3 1954 43.8 1955 48.2 1956 45.2 1957 42.7 1958 53.4 1959 50.6 1960 47.1 1961 52.0 1962 50.3 1963 56.3 1964 52.0 1965 56.7 1966 54.7 1967 56.9 1968 52.0 1969 (November) 52.6 1970 46.5 1971 49.3 1972 47.3 1973 44.8 1974 43.5 * Estimated earnings of male adult, full-time, manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries based on the Department of Employment's October enquiry.
§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will list in the Official Report the standard weekly rate of industrial injury benefit for each year since 1948; and if she will list these sums in 1974 prices.
§ Mr. Alec JonesOn the basis of the movement in the General Index of Retail Prices—all items—the value of the weekly rates of industrial injury benefit in respect of a married couple with two children at constant October 1974 prices is given in the table below:
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Date (October) Standard rate of Industrial Injury benefit in respect of a married couple with two children Benefit at constant October 1974 Prices £ £ 1948 3.425 12.36 1949 3.425 11.93 1950 3.425 11.64 1951 3.675 11.16 1952 4.475 12.72 1953 4.475 12.50 1954 4.475 12.16 1955 5.375 13.87 1956 5.375 13.35 1957 5.375 12.80 1958 6.85 15.97 1959 6.85 16.00 1960 6.85 15.68 1961 7.975 17.58 1962 7.975 17.07 1963 9.425 19.73 1964 9.425 18.96 1965 11.10 21.31 1966 11.10 20.53
Date (October) Standard rate of Industrial Injury benefit in respect of a married couple with two children Benefit at constant October 1974 prices 1967 12.15 22.04 1968 11.95 20.52 1969 (November) 13.05 21.22 1970 13.05 19.81 1971 15.25 21.17 1972 16.95 21.81 1973 18.35 21.49 1974 21.15 — Date (October) Standard rate of Industrial Injury benefit in respect of a married couple with two children Benefit at constant October 1974 prices 1967 12.15 22.04 1968 11.95 20.52 1969 (November) 13.05 21.22 1970 13.05 19.81 1971 15.25 21.17 1972 16.95 21.81 1973 18.35 21.49 1974 21.15 —