§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will bring up to date the information given in his written reply dated 2 December 1981, Official Report, c. 155, concerning employees' contributions at various earnings levels for males and females; and if he will include the corresponding employers' contributions.
§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is as follows:
Contracted-out contributions standard rate Earnings Employee Employer* Total £ (per cent.) £ (per cent.) £ (per cent.) Lower earnings limit 1983–84 £32.50 2.92 (9.0) 3.88 (11.95) 6.80 (20.95) Average weekly earnings (provisional) for August 1982 (a) Female manufacturing £91.60 6.97 (7.61) 8.52 (9.30) 15.49 (16.91) (b) Female non-manufacturing £103.90 7.81 (7.52) 9.48 (9.12) 17.29 (16.64) (c) Male manufacturing £152.80 11.16 (7.30) 13.32 (8.72) 24.48 (16.02) (d) Male non-manufacturing £154.90 11.30 (7.30) 13.49 (8.71) 24.79 (16.01) Upper earnings limit 1983–84 £235 16.79 (7.14) 19.78 (8.42) 36.57 (15.56) * Includes NI surcharge of 1½ per cent.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will bring up to date the information given in his written reply dated 10 December, Official Report, c. 464, concerning contributions by female workers; and if he will include figures for non-manufacturing industries.
§ Mr. Newton1,243,600 females were employed full time in Great Britain in June 1982 in manufacturing industries, 3,804,400 in non-manufacturing industries. In 1979–80, the latest year for which final figures are available, 3,417,248 married women and widows paid reduced-rate contributions, but these numbers are not broken down by occupation. Provisional figures for 1980–81 are expected to be available in a few weeks' time.