§ Mr. A. Lewisasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs whether he will publish in HANSARD a table of figures giving the annual percentage rise or fall in the construction of local authority houses since October, 1951, taking that date as being equal to 100.
§ Mr. CorfieldFigures can most conveniently be given for calendar years. The
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NATIONAL INSURANCE FLAT-RATE CONTRIBUTIONS PAYABLE FROM 1ST OCTOBER, 1951 FOR AN EMPLOYED MAN — Employee Employer Total Weekly Amount Index Weekly Amount Index Weekly Amount Index s. d. s. d. s. d. From 1st October, 1951 … … 4 4½ 100 4 2½ 100 8 7 100 6th October, 1952 … … 5 0½ 115 4 10½ 115.8 9 11 116 6th June, 1955 … … 6 0½ 138 5 10½ 139.6 11 11 139 3rd February, 1958 … … 8 0½ 184 7 9½ 185.1 15 10 184 3rd April, 1961 Ordinary … … 7 10½ 180 7 11½ 189.1 15 10 184 Contracted out … … 9 5½ 216 9 2½ 218.8 18 8 217 3rd June 1963 Ordinary … … 8 11½ 205 9 0½ 214.9 18 0 210 Contracted out … … 11 4½ 260 11 5½ 272.3 22 10 266 Note: This table does not include contributions payable in respect of the National Health Service or under the graduated part of the National Insurance scheme but does include Industrial Injuries contributions. following table shows the dwellings completed in England and Wales each year since 1951 by local authorities and new town corporations expressed as a percentage of the number for 1951.
Local Authorities and New Town Corporations 1951 … … … 100 1952 … … … 117 1953 … … … 143 1954 … … … 141 1955 … … … 115 1956 … … … 99 1957 … … … 97 1958 … … … 80 1959 … … … 70 1960 … … … 73 1961 … … … 66 1962 … … … 74 1963 … … … 79