Retirement Pension (Hansard, 17 March 1975)

§ Mr. D. E. Thomas
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if she will publish in the Official Report the net amount of adult male average earnings in Wales at each October since 1948 and the relationship of retirement pension for the single person and married couple to these earnings;
(2) if she will publish in the Offictal Report the gross amount of adult male average earnings in Wales at each October since 1948 and the relationship of retirement pension for the single person and married couple to these earnings.

§ Mr. Alec Jones:
I regret that the information is not available for the years before 1961. From that date, the information is as follows:
(2) if she will print in the Official Report the gross amount of adult male earnings in Scotland at each October since 1948, or the longest convenient period, and the relationship of retirement pension for a single person and a married couple to these earnings.
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§ Mr. Alec Jones:
I regret that the information is not available for the years

COMPARISON OF STANDARD RATE OF RETIREMENT PENSION WITH

GROSS AND NFT AVERAGE EARNINGS^* SCOTLAND

Retirement pension as a percentage of gross average earnings Net earnings after deducting tax and national insurance contributions Retirement pension as a percentage of gross average earnings

Year(October) Gross average earnings Single Person Married Couple Single Person Married Couple Single Person Married Couple

£ Per cent. Per cent. £ £ Per cent. Per cent.

1961 … … 14.25 20.2 32.5 11.44 12.13 25.1 38.1

1962 … … 14.71 19.5 31.4 11.75 12.46 24.5 37.1

1963 … … 15.49 21.8 35.2 12.32 13.19 27.4 41.3

1964 … … 16.31 20.7 33.4 12.85 13.74 26.3 39.7

1965 … … 18.45 21.7 35.2 14.05 15.00 28.5 43.3

1966 … … 19.58 20.4 33.2 14.76 15.72 27.1 41.3

1967 … … 20.76 21.7 35.2 15.47 16.42 29.1 44.5

1968 … … 22.30 20.2 32.7 16.45 17.40 27.4 42.0

1969 … … 24.06 18.7 30.3 17.65 18.60 25.5 39.2

1970 … … 27.04 18.5 30.0 19.32 20.43 25.9 39.6

1971 … … 29.88 20.1 32.5 21.06 22.17 28.5 43.8

1972 … … 34.93 19.3 31.2 25.74 26.78 26.2 40.7

1973 … … 40.35 19.2 31.0 29.27 30.31 26.5 41.2

1974 … … 48.37 20.7 33.1 33.45 34.98 29.9 45.7

^*Average earnings of male adult, full-time, manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries as determined by the Department of Employment's regular October inquiry.

COMPARISON OF STANDARD RATE OF RETIREMENT PENSION WITH
GROSS AND NFT AVERAGE EARNINGS^* SCOTLAND
				Retirement pension as a percentage of gross average earnings	Net earnings after deducting tax and national insurance contributions	Retirement pension as a percentage of gross average earnings
Year(October)			Gross average earnings	Single Person	Married Couple	Single Person	Married Couple	Single Person	Married Couple
			£	Per cent.	Per cent.	£	£	Per cent.	Per cent.
1961	…	…	14.25	20.2	32.5	11.44	12.13	25.1	38.1
1962	…	…	14.71	19.5	31.4	11.75	12.46	24.5	37.1
1963	…	…	15.49	21.8	35.2	12.32	13.19	27.4	41.3
1964	…	…	16.31	20.7	33.4	12.85	13.74	26.3	39.7
1965	…	…	18.45	21.7	35.2	14.05	15.00	28.5	43.3
1966	…	…	19.58	20.4	33.2	14.76	15.72	27.1	41.3
1967	…	…	20.76	21.7	35.2	15.47	16.42	29.1	44.5
1968	…	…	22.30	20.2	32.7	16.45	17.40	27.4	42.0
1969	…	…	24.06	18.7	30.3	17.65	18.60	25.5	39.2
1970	…	…	27.04	18.5	30.0	19.32	20.43	25.9	39.6
1971	…	…	29.88	20.1	32.5	21.06	22.17	28.5	43.8
1972	…	…	34.93	19.3	31.2	25.74	26.78	26.2	40.7
1973	…	…	40.35	19.2	31.0	29.27	30.31	26.5	41.2
1974	…	…	48.37	20.7	33.1	33.45	34.98	29.9	45.7
^*Average earnings of male adult, full-time, manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries as determined by the Department of Employment's regular October inquiry.