§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people are employed in each division of British Rail on salaries of £30,000 or more at a recent convenient date.
§ Mr. FreemanBritish Rail advises that, as of 15 December 1993, 1,337 people out of a total payroll of 128,800 were employed at salaries of £30,000 or more. This represents 1.04 per cent. of the work force. Further information in the form requested is not available except at disproportionate cost.
Year Number of families in receipt of supplementary benefit/income support As a percentage of families in receipt of child benefit Number of dependants of supplementary benefit/income support recipients As a percentage of Great Britain population under 19 1979 488,000 6.8 955,000 6.3 1989 1,144,000 17.2 2,138,000 15.8 1992 1,500,000 21.9 2,874,000 21.3 Notes:
- 1. Sources: Supplementary Benefit/Income Support Statistics Annual Enquiries November 1979, May 1989, May 1992. Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys. Social Security Statistics.
- 2. Figures have been rounded to the nearest thousand. Percentages are correct to one decimal place.
- 3. The number of families in receipt of child benefit has been used as an estimate of the number of families with dependent children in Great Britain.
- 4. The number of dependent children is expressed as a percentage of the resident population of Great Britain of the same age group; ie: under 19. Some of these people will be living independently and may receive supplementary benefit/income support in their own right.