§ Mr. Freesonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the present therapeutic earnings limit; and how this compares with the limit for each of the past three years at constant prices.
§ Mr. RossiThe level of the therapeutic earnings limit now and over the past three years, expressed both in cash terms and at constant prices, is as follows:
Cash £ Constant prices* £ November 1981 16.50 — November 1980 15.00 16.62 November 1979 13.00 16.61 November 1978 11.00 16.50 * Estimated on the movement of the general index of retail prices up to October 1981—the latest date for which figures are available.