HC Deb 22 March 1977 vol 928 c485W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will confirm that the medical staff of National Health Service hospitals are no longer are no longer responsible for the standard of nursing work and nursing discipline within National Health Service hospitals.

RETIREMENT PENSION AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS* AND NET† AVERAGE EARNINGS FOR EACH YEAR SINCE 1948
Retirement pension for single person as a percentage of Retirement pension for a single person as a percentage of
Year (October) Gross earnings Net earnings Gross earnings Net earnings
1948 18.9 22.4 30.4 33.8
1949 18.2 21.7 29.5 32.9
1950 17.3 20.2 27.9 31.0
1951 18.1 18.7 30.1 28.5
1952 18.2 21.3 30.2 33.3
1953 17.2 20.0 28.5 31.4
1954 15.9 18.7 26.4 29.3
1955 17.9 21.3 29.1 32.4
1956 16.8 20.1 27.3 30.7
1957 15.9 19.2 25.8 29.3
1958 19.5 23.9 31.2 35.9
1959 18.4 22.4 29.5 33.9
1960 17.2 21.1 27.5 31.9
1961 18.7 23.6 30.1 35.8
1962 18.1 22.9 29.2 34.8
1963 20.2 25.6 32.5 38.8
1964 18.6 24.0 30.1 36.5
1965 20.4 27.0 33.2 41.2
1966 19.7 26.2 32.0 40.1
1967 21.1 28.4 34.2 43.4
1968 19.6 26.6 31.7 40.8
1969‡ 20.0 27.7 32.4 42.7
1970 17.8 25.0 28.9 38.4
1971 19.4 27.1 31.4 41.8
1972 18.8 25.7 30.4 39.8
1973 18.9 26.1 30.5 40.7
1974 20.6 32.9 29.7 45.5
1975‡ 22.2 33.0 35.3 50.3
1976‡ 22.6 33.9 36.2 51.6
* Estimate based on average gross weekly earnings of male, adult full-time manual workers as determined by the Department of Employment's October inquiry into the earnings of manual workers employed in manufacturing and certain other industries and the monthly index of average earnings.
† Gross earnings less tax and national insurance contributions.
‡ November benefit rates as a percentage of November earnings.