Asbestos-related Diseases (Compensation) (Hansard, 30 November 1982)

§ Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will now implement the recommendations concerning compensation for asbestos-related diseases as recommended by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council;

Year	Earnings, and National Insurance contributions as a percentage of earnings
	⅔ average earnings	Average earnings	Two x average earnings	Five x average earnings
	£		£		£		£
Manual Occupations
October
1950	5.00	(4.9)	7.50	(3.3)	15.00	(1.6)	37.50	(0.7)
1951	5.53	(4.6)	8.30	(3.1)	16.60	(1.5)	41.50	(0.6)
1952	5.93	(4.8)	8.90	(3.2)	17.80	(1.6)	44.50	(0.6)
1953	6.33	(4.5)	9.50	(3.0)	19.00	(1.5)	47.50	(0.6)
1954	6.80	(4.2)	10.20	(2.8)	20.40	(1.4)	51.00	(0.6)
1955	7.40	(4.5)	11.10	(3.0)	22.20	(1.5)	55.50	(0.6)
1956	7.93	(4.2)	11.90	(2.6)	23.80	(1.4)	59.50	(0.6)
1957	8.40	(4.4)	12.60	(2.9)	25.20	(1.5)	63.00	(0.6)
1958	8.53	(5.8)	12.80	(3.9)	25.60	(1.9)	64.00	(0.8)
1959	9.07	(5.4)	13.60	(3.6)	27.20	(1.8)	68.00	(0.7)
1960	9.67	(5.1)	14.50	(3.4)	29.00	(1.7)	72.50	(0.7)
1961	10.20	(5.6)	15.30	(5.1)	30.60	(2.6)	76.50	(1.0)
1962	10.60	(5.7)	15.90	(4.9)	31.80	(2.5)	79.50	(1.0)
1963	11.13	(6.1)	16.70	(5.4)	33.40	(2.9)	83.50	(1.2)
1964	12.07	(5.9)	18.10	(5.3)	36.20	(2.7)	90.50	(1.1)
1965	13.07	(6.6)	19.60	(5.4)	39.20	(2.7)	98.00	(1.1)
1966	13.53	(6.7)	20.30	(5.5)	40.60	(2.9)	101.50	(1.1)
1967	14.27	(7.2)	21.40	(5.8)	42.80	(3.0)	107.00	(1.2)
1968	15.33	(7.4)	23.00	(5.6)	46.00	(2.9)	115.00	(1.1)
1969	16.53	(7.3)	24.80	(5.2)	49.60	(2.7)	124.00	(1.1)
September
1970	18.60	(7.1)	27.90	(5.8)	55.80	(3.0)	139.50	(1.2)
1971	20.47	(6.9)	30.70	(6.0)	61.40	(3.8)	153.50	(1.5)
1972	23.47	(6.6)	35.20	(5.9)	70.40	(3.3)	176.00	(1.3)
1973	26.60	(6.4)	39.90	(5.8)	79.80	(3.4)	199.50	(1.4)
1974	32.27	(6.3)	48.40	(6.0)	96.80	(3.8)	242.00	(1.5)
1975	40.67	(5.5)	61.00	(5.5)	122.00	(3.1)	305.00	(1.2)
1976	45.40	(5.75)	68.10	(5.75)	136.20	(4.0)	340.50	(1.6)
1977	49.13	(5.75)	73.70	(5.75)	147.40	(4.1)	368.50	(1.6)
1978	57.20	(6.5)	85.80	(6.5)	171.60	(4.5)	429.00	(1.8)
1979	66.47	(6.5)	99.70	(6.5)	199.40	(4.4)	498.50	(1.7)
1980	78.87	(6.75)	118.30	(6.75)	236.60	(4.7)	591.50	(1.9)
1981	86.27	(7.75)	129.40	(7.75)	258.80	(6.0)	647.00	(2.4)
1982	91.73	(8.75)	137.60	(8.75)	275.20	(7.0)	688.00	(2.8)
1983	100.00	(9.0)	^*150.00	(9.0)	300.00	(7.05)	750.00	(2.8)
All Occupations (no figures available before 1970)
September
1970	20.80	(6.7)	31.20	(5.4)	62.40	(2.7)	156.00	(1.1)
1971	22.80	(6.6)	34.30	(5.9)	68.60	(3.4)	171.50	(1.4)
1972	26.00	(6.5)	39.00	(5.7)	78.00	(3.0)	195.00	(1.2)
1973	29.20	(6.3)	43.30	(5.7)	87.60	(3.1)	219.00	(1.2)
1974	35.27	(6.3)	52.90	(5.9)	105.80	(3.5)	264.50	(1.4)
1975	44.53	(5.5)	66.80	(5.5)	133.60	(2.8)	334.00	(1.1)
1976	49.93	(5.75)	74.90	(5.75)	149.80	(3.6)	374.50	(1.5)
1977	54.07	(5.75)	81.10	(5.75)	162.20	(3.7)	405.50	(1.5)
1978	62.80	(6.5)	94.20	(6.5)	188.40	(4.1)	471.00	(1.7)
1979	73.00	(6.5)	109.50	(6.5)	219.00	(4.0)	574.50	(1.5)
1980	89.80	(6.75)	134.70	(6.75)	269.40	(4.1)	673.50	(1.6)

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(2) if he will now implement the report on occupational deafness made by the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.