§ Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the gross amount of adult male average earnings at each October since 1948 and the relationship of retirement pensions for a single person and married couple to these earnings.
§ Mr. DeanThe information requested is as follows:
The Standard Rates of Retirement Pension as a percentage of Gross Earnings Year (October) Gross Earnings* Single Person Married Couple £ 1948 6.90 18.8 30.4 1949 7.13 18.2 29.5 1950 7.52 17.3 27.9 1951 8.30 18.1 30.1 1952 8.93 18.2 30.3 1953 9.46 17.2 28.5 1954 10.22 15.9 26.4 1955 11.15 17.9 29.2 1956 11.90 16.8 27.3 1957 12.58 15.9 25.8 1958 12.83 19.5 31.2 1959 13.55 18.4 29.5 1960 14.53 17.2 27.5 1961 15.34 18.7 30.1 1962 15.86 18.1 29.2 1963 16.75 20.2 32.5 1964 18.11 18.6 30. 1965 19.59 20.4 33.2 1966 20.30 19.7 32. 1967 21.37 21.1 34.2 1968 23.00 19.6 31.7 1969 24.83 18.1 29.4 1970 28.05 17.8 28.9 1971 30.93 19.4 31.4 1972 35.82 18.8 30.4 * Average earnings of full-time male manual workers in manufacturing and some of the principal non-manufacturing industries.