§ Mr. Norman Lamontasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish table 1.4 of Command Paper No. 6393 revalued to 1977 survey prices, for 1973–74 onwards.
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§ Mr. Joel Barnett,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 13th March 1978; Vol. 946, c. 39], said:
I will write to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Newtonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will set out the net weekly real income of a married man on average earnings with no children in September of each year from and including 1973, with all figures at September 1977 prices.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 16th March 1978], gave the following information:
The figures, together with that for the most recent month available, are as follows:
NET WEEKLY INCOME AT SEPTEMBER 1977 PRICES £ September 1973 … … … 63.90 September 1974 … … … 63.10 September 1975 … … … 60.90 September 1976 … … … 59.50 September 1977 … … … 58.00 January 1978 … … … 59.50 The earnings estimates used are the April New Earnings Survey figures of the average earnings of full-time adult male workers in all occupations, manual and non-manual, updated by the monthly index of average earnings. The price index used is the General Index of Retail Prices—all items for the appropriate month.
For September 1973 and 1974 it has been assumed that the employee is not contracted out of the graduated pension scheme.
Net weekly income is gross average earnings less income tax and national insurance contributions.