§ Mr. Gristasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what the value of the death grant is expressed in monetary terms and in real pounds for each year since July 1949.
§ Mr. O'MalleyOn the basis of the movement in the General Index of Retail Prices—all items—the value of the maximum rate of death grant at constant November 1975 prices is given in the table below:
Year (July) Maximum rate of death grant Value at constant November 1975 prices £ £ 1949 20.00 88.86 1950 20.00 87.76 1951 20.00 78.88 1952 20.00 72.51 1953 20.00 70.61 1954 20.00 68.95 1955 20.00 66.42 1956 20.00 63.71 1957 20.00 60.98 1958 (January)* 2500 75.17 1958 25.00 74.89 1959 25.00 74.54 1960 25.00 73.14 1961 25. 00 70.89 1962 25.00 67.47 1963 25.00 66.93 1964 25.00 64.37 1965 25.00 61.36 1966 25.00 59.29 1967 25.00 57.99 1967 (October)* 30.00 69.30 1968 30.00 66.14 1969 30.00 62.81 1970 30.00 58.88 1971 30.00 53.47 1972 30.00 50.52 1973 30.00 46.17 1974 30.00 39.43 1975 30.00 31.23 * Uprating dates.