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Mr. Richard Wainwright
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the ratio of the single person's normal retirement pension to national average earnings in the years 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974.
Mr. Alec Jones
The information requested is as follows:
| Year (October) | The single person's standard rate of retirement pension as a percentage of gross average earnings* |
| 1971 | 19·4 |
| 1972 | 18·8 |
| 1973 | 18·9 |
| 1974 | 20·2 |
| * Average earnings of male, adult, full-time manual workers in manufacturing and certain other industries as determined by the Department of Employment's regular October inquiry. (Provisional figures for 1974). | |
Mr. George Cunningham
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services why there has been a delay in calculating and notifying the rate of retirement pension for Mrs. M. Brown, the subject of a letter from the hon. Member for Islington, South and Finsbury on 2nd January.
Mr. Alec Jones
I regret the delay which has taken place in this case and am writing to my hon. Friend explaining the reasons for it.