§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the gross weekly income required on 1 November 1984 and 1 March 1985, respectively, to maintain the real disposable income of (y) a single person and (z) a married man with two children under 11 years of age, taking account of payments of tax, national insurance, and 5 per cent. of earnings as superannuation contributions, who on (i) 1 November 1979 and (ii) 1 November 1980 earned (a) £30, (b) £35, (c) £40, (d) £45, (e) £50, (f) £60, (g) £70, (h)£80, (i) £90, (j) £100, (k) £125, (l) £150, (m) £175, (n) £200, (o) £225, (p) £250, (q) £275, (r) £300, (s) £325, (t) £350, (u) £400, (v) £450 and (w) £500.
§ Mr. MooreInformation is given in the following tables:
Gross weekly earnings needed to maintain the level of real disposable income* of November 1979 in: Gross weekly earnings November 1979 November 1984 March 1985 Single man Married man with 2 children under 11 years of age Single man Married man with 2 children under 11 years of age £ £ £ £ £ 30 46 46 47 46 35 54 53 56 54 40 62 60 64 60 45 70 66 72 67 50 78 75 80 76 60 94 91 96 92 70 110 106 112 108 80 125 122 128 125 90 141 138 144 141 100 157 154 161 157 125 196 193 201 197 150 238 235 244 240 175 278 275 283 280 200 315 312 321 318 225 353 350 361 357 250 391 387 400 395 275 430 425 440 434 300 467 463 478 473 325 505 500 518 512 350 543 537 557 551 146W
Percentage changes on one year earlier 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 Retail Prices Index January — +18.4 +13.0 +12.0 +4.9 +5.1 +5.0 February — +19.1 +12.5 +11.0 +5.3 +5.1 +5.4 March — +19.8 +12.6 +10.4 +4.6 +5.2 +6.1 April — +21.8 +12.0 +9.4 +4.0 +5.2 +6.9 May +10.3 +21.9 +11.7 +9.5 +3.7 +5.1 +7.0 June +11.4 +21.0 +11.3 +9.2 +3.7 +5.1 +7.0
Gross weekly earnings needed to maintain the level of real disposable income* of November 1979 in: Gross weekly earnings November 1979 November 1984 March 1985 Single man Married man with 2 children under 11 years of age Single man Married man with 2 children under 11 years of age £ £ £ £ £ 400 618 613 634 628 450 694 687 713 706 500 769 763 790 783 * Gross earnings plus child benefit (where appropriate) less income tax, NIC and superannuation contributions.
Gross weekly earnings needed to maintain the level of real disposable income* of November 1980 in: Gross weekly earnings November 1980 November 1984 March 1985 Single man Married man with 2 children under 11 years of age Single man Married man with. 2 children under 11 years of age £ £ £ £ £ 30 39 34 40 38 35 46 44 47 44 40 52 51 54 51 45 59 57 61 57 50 66 61 68 62 60 80 74 82 75 70 93 87 95 89 80 107 101 109 103 90 120 115 123 117 100 134 128 137 131 125 168 162 172 165 150 202 196 207 200 175 238 232 243 236 200 272 267 277 272 225 305 300 311 305 250 337 332 344 338 275 369 364 377 371 300 401 395 410 404 325 433 427 444 436 350 466 459 477 469 400 529 522 543 534 450 595 587 610 601 500 657 651 675 667 * Gross earnings plus child benefit (where appropriate) less income tax, NIC and superannuation contributions.