HC Deb 26 April 1971 vol 816 cc39-40W
Mr. Alec Jones

asked 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. Bryan

I 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.

Department 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