HC Deb 18 February 1980 vol 979 c98W
Mr. Field

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the value of the earnings rule for retirement pensioners as a percentage of (a) gross and (b) net average earnings for each year since 1948; and if he will estimate the value both gross and net for November of the current year.

Mr. Prentice

[pursuant to his reply, 24 January 1980, c. 331–2] gave the following corrected information:

The figures for gross average weekly earnings for October 1959 and May 1963 should have read £13.55 and £16.53 respectively.