§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many of the jobs announced in April for the Newcastle Central office at Long Benton are(a) existing posts relocated to Newcastle and (b) completely new additions to his Department's overall manpower.
§ Mrs. Gillian ShephardOf the 1,000 jobs to be located at the Newcastle site for the contributions agency, 800 are existing posts from the Department's regional organisation dealing with contributions record keeping. The centralisation of this function will enable a better service to
Average amounts of National Insurance paid, 19871 (£ per week) Age group All single men Single men paying contributions (all classes) All married men Married men paying contributions (all classes) 16–19 3.37 6.73 7.92 7.92 20–24 8.21 11.35 9.13 12.42 25–29 10.85 13.39 11.83 14.09 30–34 10.53 13.83 13.70 15.78 35.39 9.99 13.94 14.20 16.07 40–44 9.78 14.05 14.26 16.29 45–49 9.31 14.44 13.45 15.50 50–54 8.74 12.93 11.59 14.63 5–59 8.29 12.43 10.26 13.84 60–64 4.78 13.26 5.96 12.40 1 Source Family Expenditure Survey, 1987.