HC Deb 21 July 1975 vol 896 cc78-9W
Sir George Young

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the one person and two person pensioner general retail price index for each month from October 1973 to June 1975 both on the normal basis and taking the index for October 1973 and for July 1974 to be 100.

Mr. Booth

The retail prices indices for pensioner households are quarterly rather than monthly indices. Quarterly figures for the fourth quarter 1973 to the first quarter 1975 are as follows:

paring the figures with those for England, Scotland and the whole of Great Britain.

Mr. John Fraser

Estimates of the civilian labour force are shown below for the years 1960 to 1974. Estimates for the years 1960 to 1964 are compiled on a basis different from that used for the years 1965 to 1974. Estimates refer to mid-year.

Activity rates, defined as the percentage of the population aged 15 years and over who are economically active, are calculated from the information provided by

ACTIVITY RATES
(Per cent.)
Wales England Scotland Great Britain
Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females
1961 84.1 27.9 86.1 38.2 87.0 35.9 86.0 37.4
1966 81.1 33.4 84.2 42.8 84.0 41.3 84.0 42.2
1971 78.5 35.7 81.6 43.2 81.2 42.4 81.4 42.7