HC Deb 16 June 1976 vol 913 cc199-204W
Mr. Leadbitter

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will pub-

would accrue to the Treasury under (a) and under (b) above, assuming current rates of tax;

(3) what is the estimated cost of abolishing the earnings rule in 1976–77 and 1977–78 (a) if the retirement condition is preserved and (b) if the retirement condition is abandoned.

Mr. Orme

, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 17th May 1976; Vol. 911, c. 428], gave the following information:

Earlier estimates of the cost of easing the retirement pension earnings rule while retaining the retirement condition have now been revised in the light of the latest information available in respect of the numbers deferring retirement. The revised estimates are set out in the following table, together with the costs of abandoning the retirement condition while retaining an earnings rule. It would not be possible to retain the retirement condition, that is, to withhold pension from people who continued in work after retirement age, unless there were either an earnings rule or some more cumbersome test to determine whether or not work undertaken by people claiming their pension was consistent with retirement:

lish in the Official Report the present staffing and establishment requirement in each of the Cleveland county authority homes for children and the aged, respectively, at the latest available date.

Mr. Deakins

, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20th May 1976; Vol.

CLEVELAND COUNTY COUNCIL STAFFING RETURNS (WHOLE-TIME EQUIVALENTS BASED ON A WORKING WEEK OF 40 HOURS) AS AT 26TH MAY 1976 CHILDREN'S HOMES
Residential Care Officers Domestics
Name of Home and number of places provided Authorised establishment Staff in post Authorised establishment Staff in post
Beechwood (10) 3.75 3.75 0.75 —
Berwick Hills (10) 3.75 3.50 0.75 0.75
Billingham (8) 3.75 3.75 0.75 0.75
Bonnyrigg (9) 3.75 3.0 0.75 0.75
Bylands (12) 3.75 3.50 0.75 0.75
Cherry Tree (9) 3.75 3.75 0.75 0.75
Clairville (10) 3.75 3.75 0.75 0.75
Croft Avenue (10) 3.75 3.75 0.75 0.75
Easterside (10) 3.75 3.50 0.75 0.75
Fulthorpe (8) 3.75 3.75 0.75 0.75
Grosmont (12) 3.75 3.0 0.75 0.75
Hartington (16) 4.25 3.50 1.875 1.0
Laurels (14) 4.25 3.0 0.75 0.75
Loxley Road (16) 3.75 3.50 0.75 0.75
Oak Road (8) 3.75 3.60 0.75 0.75
Pallister Park (10) 3.75 3.50 0.75 0.75
Park End (10) 3.75 3.75 0.75 0.75
Princess Avenue (12) 3.75 3.50 0.75 0.75
Rose Tree (8) 3.75 3.75 0.75 0.75
Salters Gill (10) 3.75 3.0 0.75 0.75
Thornaby (9) 3.75 2.75 0.75 0.75
Thorntree (9) 3.75 3.75 0.75 0.75
Vulcan Way (12) 3.75 2.50 0.75 0.75
Whinney Banks (10) 3.75 3.75 0.75 0.75
Windsor Road No. 44 (12) 3.75 3.75 0.75 0.75
Windsor Road No. 46 (12) 3.75 3.75 0.75 0.75
Windsor Road No. 48 (12) 3.75 3.50 0.75 0.75
Windsor Road No. 50 (12) 3.75 3.75 0.75 0.75
Woodcroft (16) 4.25 3.75 0.75 0.75
Cumberland House (20) 9.0 7.0 3.95 3.95
Broomlands (36) 18.0 18.0 7.0 7.0
Farndale Road (36) 7.0 7.0 4.45 4.45
Holmewood (20) 9.0 8.0 4.95 4.95

AGED PERSONS' HOMES
Supervisory Staff Other Staff
Name of Home and number of places provided Authorised establishment Staff in post Authorised establishment Staff in post
Stirling House … (50) 3 3 16 17.69
Allendale House … (50) 3 3 19.88 17.54
Albert Cocks … (45) 3 3 16.86 16.76
Wynyard House … (44) 3 3 14.0 13.88
Mount Pleasant … (52) 3 3 15.86 16.68
Luke Senior House … (51) 3 3 17.41 16.67
Wheatacres … (50) 3 3 17.0 15.75
Lodge Farm House … (50) 3 3 14.01 14.38
Tithebarn House … (50) 3 3 1.725 16.41
Belasis … (50) 3 3 14.25 14.60
Park View … (44) 3 3 12.69 12.32
Netherfields … (44) 3 3 12.66 12.71
Wellburn House … (45) 3 3 13.83 13.25
Hart Lodge … (45) 3 3 14.06 14.06
Sandringham … (44) 3 3 13.2 14.1
Woodside … (45) 3 2 13.21 12.75
Robert Huggins … (45) 3 3 13.29 12.74
Parklands … (45) 3 3 13.39 13.98
Redhill … (45) 3 3 14.1 14.0
The Grange … (44) 3 3 13.33 15.28
Nunthorpe Hall … (42) 3 3 11.86 11.06
The Gables … (40) 3 3 12.38 11.9
Parkside … (38) 3 2 13.1 13.14
Southend … (35) 3 3 12.06 11.96

911, c. 712], circulated the following information:

Supervisory Staff Other Staff
Name of Home and number of places provided Authorised establishment Staff in post Authorised establishment Staff in post
Briarfields … (40) 3 3 10.91 8.61
Gardner House … (?) 3 3 12.01 12.01
Throston Grance … (45) 3 3 9.22 9.22
Levick House … (31) 3 3 13.25 11.95
Dinsdale Lodge … (32) 3 3 8.75 8.7
Norwood … (30) 3 3 9.68 11.63
Swinburne House … (25) 3 3 10.07 9.57
Owton Fens … (21) 3 3 10.2 8.5