HC Deb 04 July 1994 vol 246 c53W
27. Mr. Kilfoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will give the value of the basic state pension as a percentage of male average earnings in 1979 and at the latest available date for which figures are available.

Mr. Hague

The basic state pension represented 20.4 per cent. of average male adult earnings in November 1979 and 15.9 per cent. in April 1993.

Sources:
  1. 1. The Abstract of Statistics for Social Security Benefits and Contributions.
  2. 2. The Indices of Retail Prices and average earnings.