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NHS (Cars)
Dr. Marek : To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many cars have been allocated to the managers, advisers and administrators employed by the NHS trust hospitals in each of the last two financial years ;
(2) how many cars have been allocated to NHS managers, advisers, administrators and clerical staff in each of the last five years for which figures are available ;
(3) how many cars have been allocated to NHS nurses in (a) the hospital service and (b) the community service in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
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Dr. Mawhinney : This information is not available centrally.
Food Safety
Mr. Blunkett : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made in her Department's review of food safety and hygiene ; and when its conclusions will be reported.
Mr. Sackville : The Department has three major reviews under way in the area of food safety and hygiene. These form part of the Government's food law deregulation plan which my right hon. Friend the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food announced on 14 September 1993. These are :
i. a wide-ranging review of all food temperature controls both in domestic and European Community legislation. A consultation on options both for change to United Kingdom legislation and for negotiation in the EC finished on 31 December. We shall make an announcement when the responses have been considered.
ii. As part of the process of drafting regulations to implement the EC hygiene of foodstuffs directive, the Department has undertaken a review of domestic food hygiene legislation. We expect consultation on proposed new regulations will begin in February 1994. We plan to lay regulations before Parliament in the summer of 1994.
iii. Under the EC hygiene of foodstuffs directive, the EC Commission must review the relationship between that directive and product specific food hygiene directives. We and my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food aim to consult UK industry and other interests in the spring about options arising from the review before taking them forward to EC forums for discussion.
Mr. Blunkett : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what decision her Department's review of food safety and hygiene has reached in respect of the responsibility on retailers to check suppliers' storage areas if a product arrived at the required temperature.
Mr. Sackville : There is no requirement in food law for retailers to carry out checks on suppliers' storage areas.
Dentistry
Mrs. Beckett : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pregnant women received free dental treatment in each year since 1978-79.
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Dr. Mawhinney : Information is not available centrally on the number of women for whom treatment was provided. The table shows the available information on the number of courses of treatment provided.
General dental services: England
Courses of treatment-expectant and nursing mothers <1>
from 1978 to year ending March 1993<2>
|Expectant |Nursing |Total
|mothers<3>|mothers<3>
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1978 |- |- |760,030
1979 |- |- |771,970
1980 |- |- |845,530
1981 |- |- |846,690
1982 |- |- |879,190
1983 |- |- |886,090
1984 |- |- |890,470
1985 |- |- |903,760
1986-87 |- |- |968,720
1987-88 |- |- |978,770
1988-89 |- |- |1,015,140
1989-90 |- |- |1,044,250
1990-91<4> |n/a |n/a |n/a
1991-92 |452,555 |665,310 |1,117,865
1992-93 |443,922 |672,609 |1,116,531
<1>Mothers aged 18 and over.
<2>Data for 1978 to 1985 are available for calendar
year only.
<3>Separate data for expectant and nursing mothers are
not available before 1991-92.
<4>Data for 1990-91 are not available.
Mrs. Beckett : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were registered as national health service dental patients in each region in each year since 1978-79.
Dr. Mawhinney : Registration figures are only available from October 1990. The table shows by region in England the numbers of adults and children registered with national health service dentists at 31 March 1991, 1992 and 1993. Over this period there has been a net increase in patient registrations in every region.
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Number of dental patients registered at 31 March by region
1991 1992 1993
Region |Adults |Children |Adults |Children |Adults |Children
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Northern |649,578 |239,078 |1,195,135 |389,836 |1,341,297 |420,265
Yorkshire |882,889 |311,465 |1,522,004 |486,054 |1,713,751 |524,295
Trent |1,051,920 |392,884 |1,871,795 |621,916 |2,114,935 |669,783
East Anglia |527,607 |213,725 |891,571 |289,320 |969,992 |300,802
North West Thames |593,438 |224,040 |1,252,037 |393,974 |1,457,164 |422,887
North East Thames |614,360 |238,172 |1,317,709 |416,204 |1,544,853 |450,396
South East Thames |740,094 |271,750 |1,405,098 |433,260 |1,525,461 |465,907
South West Thames |613,565 |240,174 |1,139,307 |377,684 |1,252,572 |400,101
Wessex |782,841 |273,117 |1,278,498 |399,876 |1,384,686 |423,329
Oxford |520,188 |235,926 |937,978 |355,515 |1,022,212 |376,492
South West |984,063 |344,602 |1,603,365 |497,499 |1,694,952 |522,918
West Midlands |1,183,315 |432,641 |2,068,975 |666,499 |2,294,996 |707,725
Mersey |564,545 |213,641 |1,001,407 |334,052 |1,134,834 |354,292
North West |942,400 |391,574 |1,621,160 |577,496 |1,781,811 |604,683
|------- |------- |------- |------- |------- |-------
England |10,650,803|4,022,789 |19,106,039|6,239,185 |21,233,516|6,643,875
Mrs. Beckett : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many dental practices accepted national health service patients in each region in each year since 1978-79.
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Dr. Mawhinney : This information is not available centrally. However, there are now more dentists in contract with family health services authorities for the provision of national health service dental treatment than ever before.
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Health Service Staff
Mrs. Beckett : To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) of 3 December, Official Report, columns 807-10, if she will give the total salary costs for each group in each region.
Dr. Mawhinney : This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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Prescriptions
Mrs. Beckett : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the total number of prescriptions processed in each year since 1978-79 ; and of that total, how many were (i) free of charge, (ii) covered by a prepayment certificate and (iii) paid for in some other way.
Dr. Mawhinney : The available information is shown in the table.
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Number of prescriptions (millions) dispensed in the family health service authorities
England 1979 to 1992
Chargeable
Year |Charge at point |Pre-payment |Chargeable total|No charge made |Dispensing doc- |Grand total
|of dispensing |certificate |tor and personal
|administration
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1979 |108.7 |10.4 |119.1 |185.5 |17.2 |321.8
1980 |90.9 |15.2 |106.1 |197.2 |17.6 |320.9
1981 |76.5 |18.3 |94.8 |205.2 |18.0 |318.0
1982 |76.5 |18.4 |94.9 |216.4 |19.2 |330.5
1983 |70.6 |17.8 |88.4 |226.9 |20.0 |336.3
1984 |69.6 |17.5 |87.1 |233.4 |21.8 |342.3
1985 |63.2 |16.9 |80.1 |238.5 |23.2 |341.8
1986 |60.3 |15.7 |76.0 |246.6 |24.1 |346.7
1987 |60.6 |15.6 |76.2 |259.0 |26.3 |361.6
1988 |61.6 |16.1 |77.7 |268.8 |28.9 |375.5
1989 |61.4 |16.8 |78.2 |273.7 |31.6 |383.5
1990 |60.1 |17.6 |77.7 |282.8 |34.3 |394.8
1991 |56.1 |18.2 |74.3 |296.4 |35.8 |406.5
1992 |55.0 |18.6 |73.6 |313.1 |38.3 |425.1
Notes:
1. The analysis of the exempt and non exempt categories is based on a 1 in 20 sample of all prescriptions submitted to the Prescription
Pricing Authority
by community pharmacists and appliance contractors. Dispensing doctor and personal administration prescriptions are not analysed into
exempt and
non exempt categories.
2. 1979 to 1990 data are based on fees. 1991 and 1992 data are based on items.
3. Figures may not add up due to rounding.
Child Meningitis
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of meningitis in children were recorded in the years 1983 to 1993 ; and in how many cases this was fatal.
Mr. Sackville : The information is shown in the tables.
Number of recorded cases of meningitis in children (0-14 years old) in England and Wales from 1983-1992 Year |Notifications ------------------------------------------ 1983 |796 1984 |795 1985 |934 1986 |1,462 1987 |1,717 1988 |1,876 1989 |1,776 1990 |1,673 1991 |1,717 <1>1992 |1,693 <1> Data is provisional. Data for 1993 are not yet available.
Deaths of children (0-14 years) from all forms of Meningitis. <1>ICD's 013.0, 036.0, 047.0, 047.1, 047.8, 047.9, 049.0, 049.1, 053.0, 072.1, 091.8, 094.2, 320 and 322 for 1983-1992 in England and Wales. Year |Number of deaths ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1983 |120 1984 |95 1985 |130 1986 |118 1987 |132 1988 |111 1989 |110 1990 |90 1991 |112 1992 |92 <1>International Classification of Diseases 9th revision. Data for 1993 are not yet available. Number of NHS sight tests paid for by financial year Regional health authority |1984-85 |1985-86 |1986-87 |1987-88 |1988-89 |1989-90<1> |1990-91<1> |1991-92 |1992-93 Northern |592,050 |599,980 |627,570 |697,970 |740,420 |336,840 |275,590 |314,710 |345,890 Yorkshire |722,730 |730,350 |752,340 |843,200 |906,140 |403,450 |311,630 |368,240 |408,800 Trent |912,550 |950,010 |980,900 |1,095,300 |1,166,700 |514,960 |406,780 |483,640 |528,080 East Anglia |380,580 |408,760 |422,030 |468,670 |493,110 |191,460 |159,900 |194,320 |222,090 North West Thames |828,710 |853,400 |862,330 |943,670 |1,016,600 |384,370 |290,210 |354,260 |397,350 North East Thames |894,530 |914,430 |943,440 |1,027,970 |1,054,960 |468,230 |361,430 |440,270 |494,040 South East Thames |734,580 |761,800 |803,560 |875,140 |927,760 |385,600 |296,850 |359,930 |406,730 South West Thames |625,840 |648,680 |652,880 |710,560 |735,310 |283,000 |220,360 |267,800 |295,330 Wessex |619,230 |645,870 |697,710 |739,430 |806,250 |343,160 |257,990 |312,010 |348,770 Oxford |489,640 |515,570 |546,070 |607,850 |657,320 |221,480 |205,650 |247,540 |276,510 South Western |761,550 |785,870 |826,630 |917,220 |1,017,480 |418,050 |324,470 |402,870 |435,370 West Midlands |1,096,610 |1,154,760 |1,188,830 |1,314,230 |1,438,370 |633,980 |488,220 |573,960 |640,530 Mersey |449,750 |465,660 |473,640 |531,580 |562,130 |259,840 |204,910 |246,340 |271,730 North Western |773,810 |810,630 |837,510 |922,020 |970,270 |435,340 |349,690 |413,550 |456,360 England |9,882,150 |10,245,780 |10,615,430 |11,694,800 |12,492,830 |5,279,750 |4,153,660 |4,979,420 |5,527,590 Wales |570,860 |600,710 |626,590 |697,280 |733,470 |292,060 |271,170 |332,240 |372,590 Scotland |884,730 |913,900 |965,160 |1,098,150 |1,168,610 |466,130 |418,130 |477,930 |521,440 <1> From 1 April 1989 NHS sight tests were restricted to certain eligible groups in the population. The figures for 1989-90 included 1.82 million sight tests paid for in 1989-90 but conducted in 1988-89 under the previous scheme. The remaining 4.22 million were conducted and paid for in 1989-90 which do not constitute a full 12 months of the new scheme. The figures for 1990-91 which do represent twelve months under the new scheme, are not therefore directly comparable with those for 1989-90.
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she is taking to reduce the incidence of meningitis in children.
Mr. Sackville : The inclusion of a vaccine against haemophilus influenze type b, Hib-one of the two main causes of bacterial meningitis in young children--in the childhood immunisation programme from 1 October 1992 has resulted in a dramatic drop of over 80 per cent. in cases of invasive Hib disease in children under one year, the main target group for immunisation. Effective vaccines against the commonest form of meningococcal disease--the other main cause of bacterial meningitis in young children--are not yet available ; the Department of Health is funding research to assist in the development of these vaccines.
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NHS Trusts
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will give details of persons appointed to NHS trusts and authorities in England and Wales, showing name, current employment and whether resident in the relevant trust or authority area.
Dr. Mawhinney : I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 17 January at column 385, for information on chairmen and non-executive directors of national health service trusts in England.
Non-executive members of district health authorities and family health services authorities are appointed by regional health authorities from amongst those who live or work in the area covered by the authority or trust, or have connections with it. Information on the place of residence of those persons appointed to NHS authorities and trusts is available from them.
Details of chairmen and non-executive members of regiona‡l health authorities and special health authorities, and chairmen of district health authorities and family health services authorities will be placed in the Library.
The appointment of persons to NHS authorities and trusts in Wales is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
Clinical Trials
Mr. Blunkett : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to reduce the regulations governing clinical trial authorisation.
Mr. Sackville : As part of the deregulation initiative task forces were set up to advise Ministers on priorities for the repeal of simplification of existing regulations so as to minimise the costs on business. The chemicals and pharmaceuticals deregulation task force identified clinical trial authorisation as an area of regulation that might be simplified.
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The Medicines Control Agency of the Department of Health is currently consulting on proposals to simplify the operation of the clinical trial exemption--CTX--scheme. Schedule 2 to the Medicines (Exemption from Licenses) (Clinical Trials) Order 1981 lists the areas about which the Licensing Authority must be informed forthwith if the supplier proposes to make changes to an approved CTX. It is proposed to ease these requirements by removing the need to notify the Licensing Authority of changes of investigators and to introduce a usage guideline. The usage guideline will allow the supplier to supply the product for use in a new clinical trial or an on-going clinical trial without the need to notify the Licensing Authority providing that the new conditions of the trial are within the scope of the information contained in the usage guideline. This will allow pharmaceutical companies to carry out clinical trials within defined criteria without the need to notify the Licensing Authority of each and every change before proceeding. Any changes that are outside the terms of the usage guideline will still have to be notified to the Licensing Authority as currently happens.The consultation will close on 31 January. We will consider carefully the comments received and decide how to carry forward these proposals.
Copies of the consultation letter, MLX203, will be placed in the Library.
NHS Sight Tests
Mrs. Beckett : To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many national health service sight tests took place in each region of the United Kingdom, in each financial year since 1984-85.
Dr. Mawhinney : The number of national health service sight tests paid for in each financial year in Great Britain is shown in the table. The number of NHS sight tests carried out in Northern Ireland is a matter for my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
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Table file CW940121.025 not available
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Nurses
Mrs. Beckett : To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) of 6 December, Official Report, columns
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67-70, how many nurses who finished their training in each year since 1979 were offered a job in the national health service (a) in total and (b) by region in which they finished their training.Mr. Sackville : This information is not available centrally.
Public Bodies
Mr. Blunkett : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will update the answers given to the hon. Member for The Wrekin (Mr. Grocott) on 20 July 1993, Official Report, columns 112-14, on appointment to public bodies of peers, former hon. Members, their spouses and parliamentary candidates.
Dr. Mawhinney : Available information about appointments made since 20 July 1993 is shown in the tables.
National Health Service Authorities and Trusts
Former honourable Members--
Mr. T. Flavell
Chairman, Tameside and Glossop Acute Services NHS Trust, 1.11.93-31.10.97 (Conservative)
Spouses of honourable Members--
Mrs. S. Biffen
Non-executive director, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District Hospital NHS Trust, 4.1.94-31.10.97
Lady June Onslow
Non-executive director, North Downs Community Health NHS Trust, 1.11.93- 31.10.97
Spouses of members of the House of Lords--
Lady Butterworth
Director, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital Trust, 21.12.90- 30.11.96
Information concerning appointees to NHS authorities and trusts who have been party candidates for Parliament is not available centrally.
Chairmen of NHS trusts are currently remunerated at a rate between £15,125 and £19,285 per year. Non-executive directors of NHS trusts and special health authorities receive £5,000 per year.
Nadene Chouri
Ms Primarolo : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what investigation she has made into the case of the delay in treating Nadene Chouri in casualty at King's College hospital ; and if she will make a statement.
Mr. Sackville : I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside (Mr. Blunkett) on 20 January.
Community Care (Assessments)
Mr. Blunkett : To ask the Secretary of State for Health what data are being collected by her Department, in relation to assessment procedures, number of assessments required and number of assessments being undertaken, by local authorities, regarding care in the community.
Mr. Bowis : We are discussing with the local authority associations ways of including data on assessments in the Department's regular statistical collections.
External Bodies (Funding)
Ms Primarolo : To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will make it her policy to operate a level playing field between opponents and supporters of Government health policies in future funding of external bodies ;
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(2) if organisations which oppose the introduction of the internal market have been offered financial support.Mr. Sackville [holding answer 11 January 1994] : The Department of Health funds external bodies on the merits of the individual applications for funding.
NHS Trust Federation
Ms Primarolo : To ask the Secretary of State for Health under what powers, and for what purposes, a grant of £5,000 was made to the NHS Trust Federation.
Mr. Sackville [holding answer 11 January 1994] : I understand that the payment was made to the National Health Service Trust Federation to contribute towards its development costs. There was no statutory authority for such a payment, and the federation has repaid the money to the Department.
Ms Primarolo : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if it is normal practice for her Department to operate a clawback procedure where grant-aided organisations generate surpluses in years in which they are grant aided ; and whether such a condition applies to the grant of £5,000 made to the NHS Trust Federation.
Mr. Sackville [holding answer 11 January 1994] : The Department encourages the voluntary organisations which it grant aids to seek additional sources of income. Grants are not necessarily withdrawn or reduced because a voluntary organisation makes a surplus in a particular year, but the Department expressly reserves the right to discontinue a grant and to recover it if it is not used for the purpose for which it is given. The payment to the trust federation, which is not grant aided by the Department, was made without statutory authority and has since been recovered.
Health Benefits Review
Ms Primarolo : To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what recommendations were made by the health benefits review regarding the period of the certificate of entitlement to prescriptions ; (2) whether the alternative schemes costed by the health benefits review included one based on exemptions and passporting ; (3) whether the terms of reference of the health benefits review include part-payment of prescription charges for low -income persons ; and what plans she now has to introduce such help ;
(4) when she commenced the review of the health benefits low-income scheme ; what was the expected time scale for the review ; and what was the expected date of publication of the results.
Dr. Mawhinney [holding answer 14 January 1994] : My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health announced on 22 May 1991 at column 530 that the Department of Health would undertake a review of the administration of the national health service low-income scheme during 1991, and would aim to produce proposals by the end of that year.
The review made a number of proposals for consideration. These were reworked during 1992, as improved statistical information became available, and reconsidered afresh in 1993 as an integral part of the fundamental review of health expenditure. We plan to announce the outcome shortly.
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Patients Charter
Mr. Milburn : To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish the package of key data about the patients charter performance of each district health authority, referred to in her answer of 4 November, Official Report, column 458.
Dr. Mawhinney [holding answer 17 January 1994] : We have no plans to publish this health authority-based data which are collected by the national health service management executive for internal management purposes only.
We have already announced our intention to publish this summer NHS performance tables which will include key provider-based information about the patients charter performance of every NHS hospital and trust. We believe it is this information that will be of most use and interest to the general public.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Durham
Mr. Steinberg : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many (a) families, (b) pensioners and (c) children were living in poverty in Durham in each of the last 14 years.
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Mr. Burt : Statistics on patterns of household disposable income, for the United Kingdom as a whole, are provided in "Households Below Average Income 1979--1990-91", published in June 1993, a copy of which is in the Library. Information is not available on a regional basis.
Mr. Steinberg : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people are currently without accommodation and claiming income support in Durham.
Mr. Burt : The information is not available and can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Spending Power
Mrs. Beckett : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish tables, similar to those in his Department's tax benefit model table, showing net weekly spending power for each of a single waged married couple (a) with two children aged four and six years and (b) with three children aged three, eight and 11 years earning (i) £60, (ii) £70, (iii) £80, (iv) £90, (v) £100, (vi) £110, (vii) £120, (viii) £130, (ix) £140, (x) £150, (xi) £160 and (xii) £170 per week under the benefit system as per its latest uprating.
Mr. Burt : The information is in the tables.
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Single waged married couple with two children aged 4 and 6
Earnings and benefits as at April 1994
Gross |Tax |National |Take |Family |Child |Rent |Rent |Council tax |Council tax |Total |Net income
earnings |Insurance |home |credit |benefit |rebate |benefit |net |after rent and
|contributions |pay |income |council tax
£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£
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60.00 |0.00 |1.44 |58.56 |66.70 |18.45 |32.54 |19.11 |10.35 |6.22 |169.04 |126.15
70.00 |0.00 |2.44 |67.56 |66.70 |18.45 |32.54 |13.26 |10.35 |4.42 |170.39 |127.60
80.00 |0.00 |3.44 |76.56 |63.30 |18.45 |32.54 |9.62 |10.35 |3.30 |171.23 |128.34
90.00 |0.00 |4.44 |85.56 |57.00 |18.45 |32.54 |7.87 |10.35 |2.76 |171.64 |128.75
100.00 |0.13 |5.44 |94.43 |50.79 |18.45 |32.54 |6.14 |10.35 |2.23 |172.04 |129.15
110.00 |2.13 |6.44 |101.43 |45.89 |18.45 |32.54 |4.77 |10.35 |1.81 |172.35 |129.46
120.00 |4.13 |7.44 |108.43 |40.99 |18.45 |32.54 |3.41 |10.35 |1.39 |172.67 |129.78
130.00 |6.44 |8.44 |115.12 |36.30 |18.45 |32.54 |2.10 |10.35 |0.98 |172.95 |130.06
140.00 |8.94 |9.44 |121.62 |31.75 |18.45 |32.54 |0.83 |10.35 |0.59 |173.24 |130.35
150.00 |11.44 |10.44 |128.12 |27.20 |18.45 |32.54 |0.00 |10.35 |0.20 |173.97 |131.08
160.00 |13.94 |11.44 |134.62 |22.65 |18.45 |32.54 |0.00 |10.35 |0.00 |175.72 |132.83
170.00 |16.44 |12.44 |141.12 |18.10 |18.45 |32.54 |0.00 |10.35 |0.00 |177.67 |134.78
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Single waged married couple with three children aged 3, 8 and 11
Earnings and benefits as at April 1994
Gross |Tax |National |Take |Family |Child |Rent |Rent |Council tax |Council tax |Total |Net income
earnings |Insurance |home |credit |benefit |rebate |benefit |net |after rent and
|contributions |pay |income |council tax
£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£
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60.00 |0.00 |1.44 |58.56 |85.25 |26.70 |32.54 |16.64 |10.35 |5.46 |192.61 |149.72
70.00 |0.00 |2.44 |67.56 |85.25 |26.70 |32.54 |10.79 |10.35 |3.66 |193.96 |151.07
80.00 |0.00 |3.44 |76.56 |81.85 |26.70 |32.54 |7.15 |10.35 |2.54 |194.80 |151.91
90.00 |0.00 |4.44 |85.56 |75.56 |26.70 |32.54 |5.40 |10.35 |2.00 |195.21 |152.32
100.00 |0.13 |5.44 |94.43 |69.34 |26.70 |32.54 |3.67 |10.35 |1.47 |195.61 |152.72
110.00 |2.13 |6.44 |101.43 |64.44 |26.70 |32.54 |2.30 |10.35 |1.05 |195.92 |153.03
120.00 |4.13 |7.44 |108.43 |59.54 |26.70 |32.54 |0.94 |10.35 |0.63 |196.24 |153.35
130.00 |6.44 |8.44 |115.12 |54.85 |26.70 |32.54 |0.00 |10.35 |0.22 |196.89 |154.00
140.00 |8.94 |9.44 |121.62 |50.30 |26.70 |32.54 |0.00 |10.35 |0.00 |196.62 |155.73
150.00 |11.44 |10.44 |128.12 |45.75 |26.70 |32.54 |0.00 |10.35 |0.00 |200.57 |157.68
160.00 |13.94 |11.44 |134.62 |41.20 |26.70 |32.54 |0.00 |10.35 |0.00 |202.52 |159.83
170.00 |16.44 |12.44 |141.12 |36.65 |26.70 |32.54 |0.00 |10.35 |0.00 |204.47 |161.58
Note:
Benefit rates for April 1994 are shown, rent and council tax values for 1993 have been used as the
values for 1994 are not yet known.
Mrs. Beckett : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish tables, similar to those in his
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Department's tax benefit model table, showing net weekly spending power for a lone mother with two children aged four and six years under the benefit system as uprated in April 1991 and in each of the following circumstances (a) not working after one year on benefits, (b) earning £20 a week from part-time working and (c) working full time and earning (i) £60, (ii) £70, (iii) £80, (iv) £90, (v) £100, (vi) £110 and (vii) £120 per week.Mr. Burt : The information is in the table.
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Lone Parent with two children aged 4 and 6
Earnings and Benefits as at April 1991
Gross |Tax |National |Take |Income |Free |Family |Child |Rent |Rent |Community |Total |Net Income
Earnings |Insurance |Home |Support |Welfare |Credit |Benefit |Rebate |Charge |Charge |Net |After rent
|contributions|Pay |Foods |Benefit |Income |and
|Community
|Charge
£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£ |£
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<1>0.00 |0.00 |0.00 |0.00 |57.65 |5.27 |0.00 |21.10 |26.03 |26.03 |4.70 |3.76 |113.81 |83.08
<2>20.00 |0.00 |0.00 |20.00 |52.65 |5.27 |0.00 |21.10 |26.03 |26.03 |4.70 |3.76 |128.81 |98.08
<3>60.00 |0.00 |1.78 |58.24 |0.00 |0.00 |57.70 |21.10 |26.03 |8.03 |4.70 |0.00 |145.07 |114.34
70.00 |0.00 |2.66 |67.34 |0.00 |0.00 |54.14 |21.10 |26.03 |4.43 |4.70 |0.00 |147.01 |116.28
80.00 |0.00 |3.56 |76.44 |0.00 |0.00 |47.77 |21.10 |26.03 |2.66 |4.70 |0.00 |147.97 |117.24
90.00 |0.00 |4.46 |85.54 |0.00 |0.00 |41.40 |21.10 |26.03 |0.88 |4.70 |0.00 |148.92 |118.19
100.00 |0.00 |5.36 |93.75 |0.00 |0.00 |36.65 |21.10 |26.03 |0.00 |4.70 |0.00 |150.50 |119.77
110.00 |3.39 |6.26 |100.35 |0.00 |0.00 |31.03 |21.10 |26.03 |0.00 |4.70 |0.00 |152.48 |121.75
120.00 |5.89 |7.16 |106.95 |0.00 |0.00 |26.41 |21.10 |26.03 |0.00 |4.70 |0.00 |154.46 |123.73
<1> Not working after one year on benefits.
<2> Earning £20 per week from part-time working.
<3> Working full-time.
Cold Weather Payments
Mrs. Beckett : To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many cold weather payments have been made in each year since 1978-79 (a) in total and (b) in each standard region.
Mr. Scott : All the information available on cold weather payments made since their introduction in December 1986 is held in the Library.
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