§ Mr. Georgeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will publish in the Official Report the value of industrial injury benefits as a percentage of net average earnings for each year since 1946;
(2) if he will update the table on industrial injury benefits given to the hon. Member for Walsall, South, Official Report, 5th May 1975, columns 351–2.
§ Mr. OrmeThe information requested is as follows:
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INDUSTRIAL INJURY BENEFIT IN RESPECT OF A MARRIED COUPLE WITH TWO CHILDREN AS PERCENTAGE OF GROSS* AND NET† AVERAGE EARNINGS Year‡ Benefit as a percentage of§ October Gross earnings Net earnings 1948║ 49.6 53.3 1949 48.0 51.5 1950 45.5 49.1 1951 44.3 47.6 1952 50.1 53.9 1953 47.3 51.1 1954 43.8 47.7 1955 48.2 51.7 1956 45.2 48.7 1957 42.7 46.5 1958 53.4 58.0 1959 50.6 55.3 1960 47.1 52.0 1961 52.0 58.3 1962 50.3 56.5 1963 56.3 62.5 1964 52.0 58.8 1965 56.7 64.8 1966 54.7 63.1 1967 56.9 66.3 1968 52.0 64.3 1969 52.6 65.7 1970 46.5 60.2 1971 49.3 62.5 1972 47.3 59.5 1973 44.8 57.8 1974 43.5 57.3 1975 44.1 60.7 1976 45.2 61.5 1977¶ 45.1 60.7 * Average gross earnings of male adult full time, manual workers in manufacturing and certain other non-manufacturing industries based on the Department of Employment's October inquiry. † Gross earnings plus family allowance less tax and national insurance contributions. ‡ Benefit rates used for 1969, 1975, 1976 and 1977 are those for November § The benefit calculations exclude earnings-related supplement which may be payable in addition where there would otherwise be title to sickness benefit. ║ The first year in which the benefit was paid. ¶ Provisional.