§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many trainees at Government training centres in each of the last six years received ex-gratia payments as a consequence of accidents sustained at the centres.
§ Mr. BryanI have been asked to reply, since these payments are made by the
TABLE SHOWING GROSS AMOUNT OF ADULT MALE AVERAGE EARNINGS(A) AT EACH OCTOBER SINCE 1948 AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF RETIREMENT PENSION FOR A SINGLE PERSON AND MARRIED COUPLE TO THESE EARNINGS Retirement Pension Single Person Married Couple October Average earnings Amount Per cent, of Average earnings Amount Per cent, of Average earnings £ £ £ 1948 … 6.90 1.30 18.9 2.10 30.5 1949 … 7.13 1.30 18.2 2.10 29.4 1950 … 7.52 1.30 17.3 2.10 27.9 1951 … 8.30 1.50 18.1 2.50 30.1 1952 … 8.92½ 1.62½ 18.2 2.70 30.3 1953 … 9.46 1.62½ 17.2 2.70 28.5 1954 … 10.22 1.62½ 15.9 2.70 26.4 1955 … 11.15 2.00 17.9 3.25 29.2 1956 … 11.90 2.00 16.8 3.25 27.3 1957 … 12.58 2.00 15.9 3.25 25.8 1958 … 12.83 2.50 19.5 4.00 31.2 1959 … 13.55 2.50 18.4 4.00 29.5 1960 … 14.53 2.50 17.2 4.00 27.5 1961 … 15.34 2.87½ 18.7 4.62½ 30.1 1962 … 15.86 2.87½ 18.1 4.62½ 29.2 1963 … 16.75 3.37½ 20.2 5.45 32.5 1964 … 18.11 3.37½ 18.6 5.45 30.1 1965 … 19.59 4.00 20.4 6.50 33.2 1966 … 20.30 4.00 19.7 6.50 32.0 1967 … 21.37½ 4.50 21.1 7.30 34.2 1968 … 23.00 4.50 19.6 7.30 31.7 1969 … 24.83 4.50 18.1 7.30 29.4 1970 … 28.05 5.00 17.8 8.10 28.9 (a) Based on the Department of Employment's enquiry into average earnings of full-time manual wage-earners in manufacturing and some of the principal non-manufacturing industries conducted in October each year.
40WDepartment of Employment. Following is the information:
Ex-gratia Payments Year Injury Cases Disablement Cases Totals 1965 … 12 1 13 1966 … 15 — 15 1967 … 12 2 14 1968 … 19 3 22 1969 … 17 2 19 1970 … 16 1 17