§ Mr. Bowdenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if, further to his answer to the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown, Official Report, 6 December, c. 398–99, he will now calculate what proportion of average male earnings and average male manual earnings the single and married retired pension reached in November 1982.
§ Mr. RossiThe information is set out in the following table:
Standard basic weekly retirement pension As percentage of average earnings of male manual workers As percentage of average earnings of all males Man or woman on own insurance Man plus wife on his insurance Man or woman on own insurance Man plus wife on his insurance November 1982 under 80 23.3 37.2 20.2 32.3 over 80 23.5 37.6 20.3 32.6