HC Deb 27 February 1981 vol 999 cc451-2W
Mr. Latham

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he intends to bring into effect the electoral arrangements orders for counties for which such orders have not yet been made.

Mr. Whitelaw

Counties for which electoral arrangements orders have not yet been made can expect

Single Person Married Couple
Date* Standard rate of UB/SB Standard rate of UB/SB plus ERS‡ Col (1) as percentage of net average weekly earnings‡ Col (2) as percentage of net average weekly earnings‡ Standard rate of UB/SB Standard rate of UB/SB plus ERS† Col (5) as percentage of net average weekly earnings‡ Col (6) as percentage of net average weekly earnings‡
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
£ £ ٪ ٪ £ £ ٪ ٪
July 1948 1.30 22.6 2.10
February 1958 2.50 24.2 4.00
October 1967 4.50 8.54 28.4 53.8 7.30 11.34 43.4 67.4
November 1969 5.00 9.97 27.7 55.3 8.10 13.07 42.7 68.9
September 1971 6.00 12.72 27.2 57.8 9.70 16.42 42.1 71.2
October 1972 6.75 13.75 25.7 52.3 10.90 17.90 39.8 65.4
October 1973 7.35 14.35 24.8 48.4 11.90 18.90 38.7 61.5
July 1974 8.60 16.35 26.7 50.7 13.90 21.65 41.2 64.2
April 1975 9.80 18.35 26.6 49.9 15.90 24.45 41.1 63.2
November 1975 11.10 19.65 27.6 48.9 18.00 26.55 42.8 63.1
November 1976 12.90 22.65 28.6 50.3 20.90 30.65 44.1 64.6
November 1977 14.70 25.83 28.9 50.8 23.80 34.93 43.9 64.5
November 1978 15.75 27.36 27.2 47.2 25.50 37.11 41.5 60.4
November 1979 18.50 30.37 26.4 43.4 29.95 41.82 40.6 56.7
November 1980 (provisional) 20.65 33.34 25.7 41.5 33.40 46.09 39.4 54.3

their new electoral arrangements to take effect at the elections to be held in May 1985, unless the council concerned requests them to be brought into effect earlier.

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