§ Mr. Johnasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the growth in the value of the benefits covered by figure 2 of volume 1 of the social security Green Paper in relation to the increase in (a) average male gross earnings and (b) average male net earings between 1949 and 1984.
§ Mr. Whitney[pursuant to his reply, 12 June 1985, c. 486]: The information is as follows:
Number of vessels decommissioned by England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Total a) scrapping 15 5 7 — 27 b) permanent transfer to a third country 7 — 1 — 8 c) assigned to a purpose other than fishing 34 2 25 1 62 97