§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, further to his reply of 8 November to the hon. Member for Thurrock, Official Report, c. 51–2, relating to child support, he will publish the information in column
(a) (b) £ (c) £ (d) £ (e)* £ (f) (g) † £ (h) 5 July 1948 2.10 0.375 0.25 0.675 29.8 6.52 53.0 30 August 1951 2.10 0.625 0.25 0.875 41.7 7.77 63.2 24 My 1952 2.70 0.65 0.25 0.90 33.3 7.38 60.0 19 May 1955 3.25 0.75 0.40 1.15 35.4 8.85 72.0 6 February 1958 4.00 1.10 0.40 1.50 37.5 10.25 83.3 6 April 1961 4.625 1.35 0.40 1.75 37.8 11.35 92.3 7 March 1963 5.45 1.60 0.40 2.00 36.7 12.06 98.0 28 January 1965 6.50 1.85 0.40 2.25 34.6 12.85 104.5 28 October 1967 7.30 2.10 0.40 2.50 34.2 13.06 106.2 11 April 1968 7.30 2.05 0.75 2.80 38.4 14.03 114.1 10 October 1968 7.30 1.90 6.90 2.80 38.4 13.86 112.7 6 November 1969 8.10 2.20 0.90 3.10 38.3 14.52 118.0 23 September 1971 9.70 2.80 0.90 3.70 38.1 14.88 121.0 5 October 1972 10.90 3.30 0.90 4.20 38.5 15.57 126.6 4 October 1973 11.90 3.70 0.90 4.60 38.7 15.52 126.2 25 July 1974 13.90 4.50 0.90 5.40 38.8 16.05 130.5 7 April 1975 15.90 4.70 1.50 6.20 39.0 15.66 127.3 20 November 1975 18.00 5.50 1.50 7.00 38.9 15.83 128.7 18 November 1976 20.90 6.60 1.50 8.10 38.8 15.93 129.5 4 April 1977 20.90 5.60 2.50 8.10 38.8 14.65 119.1 17 November 1977 23.80 6.50 2.50 9.00 37.8 15.66 127.3 4 April 1978 23.80 4.40 4.60 9.00 37.8 15.08 122.6 16 November 1978 25.50 3.70 6.00 9.70 38.0 15.62 127.0 2 April 1979 25.50 1.70 8.00 9.70 38.0 14.77 120.1 15 November 1979 29.95 3.40 8.00 11.40 38.1 15.64 127.2 24 November 1980 33.40 2.50 9.50 12.00 35.9 14.28 116.1 23 November 1981 36.40 1.60 10.50 12.10 33.2 12.86 104.6 22 November 1982 40.45 0.60 11.70 12.30 30.4 12.30 100.0 Notes: *Does not show the effect of child tax allowances to the standard rate taxpayer. In years prior to April 1979 some recipients of unemployment benefit would also have derived advantage from child tax allowance because of their receipt of earnings in the course of the tax year. † Based on the movement in the General Index of Retail Prices at November 1982, the latest date available. (a)Date. (b)Married couple unemployment benefit rate. (c)Dependency increase. (d)Family allowance child benefit. (e)Total child support. (f)Column (e)as percentage of column (b). (g)Column (e)expressed at November 1982 prices. (h)Column (g)expressed as an index with November 1982 = 100.